Trump hijacks the US at 250 celebrations

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This weekend marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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But Donald Trump is making the celebration all about himself. As the anniversary approaches, Jonathan Freedland talks to The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum about why so many Americans are feeling less patriotic these days

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:06 - Why don't Americans agree on their history?
04:42 - The age-hold history curriculum problem
08:08 - "Post-Americanism" vs "Hyper-Americanism"
11.22 - What would the founding fathers think of current immigration policy?
16:47 - The 1619 project
19:14 - Trump's US birthday celebrations
22.24 - Why don't American's feel patriotic?25:20 - Can America unify behind an origin story?
27.07 - This week's US supreme court decisions

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