A Republic—If You Don’t Throw It Away
As the American republic prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated.
None of us—not even Peter Thiel—will live to be 250. But the polities we create can last a very long time, if they do not expire in their infancy.
In 2026, the United States will celebrate a quarter of a millennium since the Declaration of Independence. Many people since Donald Trump’s return to power have taken to worrying that it will not last much lon…
