The Unifying Speech We Won’t Get This Independence Day
From Interesting Times by New York Times Opinion
July 2, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
Ross Douthat reflects on the lack of a unifying address from politicians on the 250th anniversary of America and offers his own speech.
My fellow Americans: On this 250th anniversary of our great republic, I think we’re unlikely to have a unifying address from any politician. So, I thought I’d get a little dressed up and offer one myself.
People in this episode
Host: Ross Douthat
Topics covered
- unifying speech
- Independence Day
- American history
- political discourse
- national unity
Keywords
- unifying speech
- Independence Day
- America
- politics
- national unity
- 250th anniversary
Mentioned in this episode
Places: America
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