Nicholas Kristof's latest: My Battered Hope for America
Our July 4 bash was troubled, and America may go the way of the Ghaznavid Empire. But here are reasons to be more positive.
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July 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m. Eastern time

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Opinion | My Battered Hope for America

Our July 4 bash was troubled, and America may go the way of the Ghaznavid Empire. But here are reasons to be more positive.

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