Iran, Ukraine, Israel, a primary shock in California — the map looked like it was burning everywhere at once. Barbara and Susan stop counting the fires and name the arsonist: one imperial machine, and a president who won't take the bait.
For decades America managed decline. Now a new spirit is emerging—one focused on solving problems, rebuilding communities, and reviving the principles that built the nation.
Today we celebrate the birth of the greatest republic in human history—founded on unleashing human creativity and productive power. As we face oligarchical forces, we must return to our founding principles and Trump's Agenda 47.
President Donald Trump arrives to the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Today we celebrate the birth of the greatest republic in human history—a nation founded on the revolutionary principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
On July 4th, 1776, our founders declared independence not just from British rule, but from the entire oligarchical system that had dominated humanity for millennia. They proclaimed that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
This wasn't just political rhetoric—it was a commitment to unleashing human creativity and productive power. As Lincoln later proclaimed, it was "the right to rise." Our founders envisioned America as that "City on the Hill," a beacon of hope for all mankind.
Today, as we face similar oligarchical forces trying to subjugate our republic, we must remember what made America great: our commitment to developing the productive powers of labor, advancing science and technology, and building a future worthy of human dignity.
President Trump's Agenda 47 represents a return to these founding principles—rebuilding America as an industrial superpower, ending endless wars, and focusing on the creative potential of our people.
Let's make this Independence Day the beginning of our second American Revolution—one that restores government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
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