Civic Voices: Reclaiming the Narrative at America 250

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, national pride has hit a 25-year record low. The milestone itself has fractured into institutional tugs-of-war, with the official, non-partisan congressional commission America250 running parallel to Freedom 250, a heavily branded, politically aligned initiative launched out of the Trump White House. When even a milestone national birthday is split by competing political branding, it is easy to see why so many Americans feel exhausted, cy...