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Topic: Declaration of Independence

Clarence Thomas speaks at a special lecture for America's 250th anniversary, His comments about progressivism being the root of authoritarianism has sparked controversy with historians. (Jay Janner / The Austin American-Statesman / Getty Images)

Clarence Thomas attacks progressivism

Heather Digby Parton
The Declaration of Independence, but green (Getty Images/Salon)

A Green Declaration of Independence

Matthew Rozsa
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Fragile patriotism: A growth industry

Matthew Rozsa
Nicolas Cage in "National Treasure" (Walt Disney Pictures)

Have a very Nicolas Cage 4th of July

Matthew Rozsa
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An ugly Fourth of July truth, exposed

Matthew Rozsa
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America on the brink: Happy New Year?

Andrew O'Hehir
George Washington; Thomas Paine; Donald Trump (Getty/Shutterstock/Photo Montage by Salon)

Trump's insult to the Founding Fathers

Jeff Biggers
Martin Luther King Jr.; Abraham Lincoln (AP/Getty/Hulton Archive/dpetrakov)

America: Land of MLK, or "sh**hole"?

Andrew O'Hehir
Donald Trump; Benito Mussolini (AP/Getty/Salon)

Trump fans: Left loves Hitler!

Matthew Sheffield

Whose constitution is it?

Carrie Sheffield
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declaration triggers trumpers

Jeremy Binckes
Howard Da Silva, William Daniels and Ken Howard in "1776" (Columbia Pictures)

"1776": The first "Hamilton"

Matthew Rozsa
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Trump vs. the Declaration

Matthew Rozsa

Read the Declaration

Thomas Jefferson
In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally in Fort Worth, Texas. To his supporters, the business career of Trump shows he’s got the decisiveness and smarts to lead the country. To critics, his exaggerated claims, burned customers and four bankruptcies suggest a man wholly disqualified for the office. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (AP)

Rebecca Gordon - TomDispatch.com
King George III, Donald Trump (Wikimedia/Reuters/Chris Keane/Salon)

America's seen this before

Matthew Rozsa
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Two cheers for the Declaration

Andrew O'Hehir
(AP/Timothy D. Easley/Manuel Balce Ceneta/Alex Brandon)

How Tea Party reads history

Elvin T. Lim
Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia (AP/Randy Snyder/Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

The right doesn't trust you

Michael Lind
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1424428p1.html'>Valerie Colameta</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Christopher Zara - International Business Times
Rand Paul, Michele Bachmann (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/AP/Stacy Bengs)

Tea Party vs. the Constitution

John D'Amico
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No-hope White House petitions

Prachi Gupta
A detail from John Trumball's "Declaration of Independence"

Is America exceptional?

Salon Staff