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250 Years of Ignorance

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Andy Borowitz
Jul 03, 2026
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Though President James Buchanan failed to avert the Civil War, in 1859 he sprang into action to defuse a military confrontation with the British over the shooting of a solitary pig in Canada. (Library of Congress on Unsplash)

As we mark the USA’s 250th birthday, you might be wondering, “How did we get to such a stupid place?”

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