Fencing along the Freedom 250 construction site on the National Mall near Madison Drive and 7th Street NW on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
I’ve been celebrating our country’s 250th birthday for several weeks now, though not in the way you might think.
No fireworks. No flag waving. No parades.
Instead, I’ve been marking the occasion by watching, if you will,…