The AI-Quantum Race Is About Who Governs the Future

US Jews increasingly concealing their identities over rising antisemitism, survey shows

The survey, commissioned by CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center, found that 57 percent of Jewish Americans reported experiencing antisemitism in the past year.

Happy 250th Birthday America

Our Independence Day! As dawn rises the next chapter begins…. Happy Birthday America! Some will say she is not perfect; they are wrong.  It is within our imperfections that she remains uniquely perfect. Heavenly Father, breathe Your spirit into our land.  We beg You to fertilize every seed of right, moral and appropriate pride to […] The post Happy 250th Birthday America appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Review: This Iconic Musical Reminds Us That Open Debate Still Matters

1776 is a musical about John Adams' pursuit of American independence.

American patriotism and the US-Israel relationship

In the summer of 1776, with the ink barely dry on the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress gave its founders a challenging assignment: design a seal for the nation they had just summoned into being.  Benjamin Franklin imagined Moses standing at the Red Sea, his hand raised as the waters swallowed Pharaoh’s army. Thomas […]

Live updates: US celebrates 250 years despite heat dome; Trump set for ‘long’ speech

An excessive heat dome is threatening Fourth of July festivities in the nation’s capital and beyond — forcing cancellations, delays and other changes to holiday schedules as millions of Americans head outdoors to celebrate the U.S.’s 250th birthday. Washington, D.C., canceled its annual parade late Friday and pushed back the opening of the “Great American…

A happy 250th birthday letter to America from President Donald Trump

"We are Americans. We never give in, we never give up, and our country is only going to get better than ever before," President Trump writes.

Declaration of Independence: The greatest public affairs campaign in American history

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we should reflect on the eternal wisdom of the Founding Fathers, who put words to action on principles that have bound our nation since 1776. Looking back, we think of the non-military parts of independence as relatively easy — a room of guys in Philadelphia (“brotherly love”) who were […]