I recall, on this July 4, feeling distinctly less patriotic, less proud of our nation and less hopeful for the future than in years past. I look around at what the United States has become and question if we’ve truly lost our way and will we ever recover.
We are building concentration camps to house Central American immigrants and refugees. Poverty is rampant through our cities, with one in four Americans having less than $1,000 in their unable to pay for even a $400 emergency. Rampant greed and unchecked corruption have shredded our democratic institutions and we celebrate police and soldiers instead of artists and scientists.