Americans’ Pride Drops to New Low as 250th Anniversary Approaches

America will reach a historic milestone at the end of this week as it celebrates its semiquincentennial, but the people that comprise this storied nation have reportedly never felt so detached from its identity.An AP-NORC poll published Monday (but conducted in April) found that American pride has dropped significantly over the last decade. Negativity surrounding the government has also seeped into public perception of the core components of America’s story, such as its history, notions of Ameri...