Lessons from history: resilience and the American story at 250

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, it’s tempting to focus only on the milestones: from the ratification of the Constitution, to the abolition of slavery, to the suffrage movement, to the moon landing, to the civil rights victories that expanded the promise of democracy to more of its people. But anniversaries invite something deeper than celebration. They invite reflection. Reflection on what it has taken, and what it has cost, to build a resilient nation over 250 years....