At an Open Markets Institute conference, economic populism was on the agenda. Ad Policy Democratic Senators Chris Murphy and Chris Van Hollen depart a briefing at the Capitol in Washington, DC, in June 2025. (Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg) The Open Markets Institute, a DC clearinghouse of antitrust policy and legal
Reenactor John Koopman III, playing George Washington, waves to attendees at the Thomas Baird Homestead in Millstone Township, N.J., on May 30. The event re-created a Revolutionary War encampment to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Michelle Gustafson for NPR hide caption toggle caption Michelle Gustafson for NPR MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, N.J. —
Our Back Pages / June 26, 2026 How did anniversary events become so politically charged? Ad Policy An American flag flies during a rally. (Dedan Photography / Shutterstock) By 1973, three years before the United States was set to celebrate its 200th birthday, the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (ARBC), an
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