An extreme heat wave caused cancellations of what would have been nauseating public displays of patriotism and jingoism in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and elsewhere. The occasion was the 250th anniversary of the so-called founding of the U.S. with the announcement of the “Declaration of Independe

When history repeats itself

An extreme heat wave caused cancellations of what would have been nauseating public displays of patriotism and jingoism in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and elsewhere. The occasion was the 250th anniversary of the so-called founding of the U.S. with the announcement of the “Declaration of Independence” on July 4, 1776.  Despite . . .

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