Happy Birthday, America, and a Blessed Independence Day!

<![CDATA[Or, as we could call it, Happy No Kings Day -- for real. Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, thirteen British colonies threw off the yoke of an oppressive and remote monarchy and wrote one of the most remarkable documents in human history. It would take another seven years at arms, and another war in 1812-14, to firmly establish a new nation based on the principles of self-governance and liberty that this declaration promised.  ]]>