Today is America’s 233rd birthday. We’re all enjoying – finally – a sunny day here in the northeast. There are steaks, beer and fireworks planned later in the day. The Fourth has always been a raucous day, with parades, flags, bunting and pyrotechnics. After all, we’ve always been a nation of unabashed flag-wavers and this year’s no exception.
In honor of the ‘Glorious Fourth’, my wife and I have been watching again the excellent HBO production of David McCullough’s John Adams. In this scene, the Continental Congress ratifies the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. I can only imagine the gravity of the moment.
