A triple whammy of deadly disease, wholesale economic paralysis and a searing reckoning with racial inequality has largely canceled the nation’s birthday bash. ADADDespite all the country has gone through this year, he believes there remains something to celebrate. “Everything feels really strained right now,” said Chappelear, who recently completed a term as chairman of the Nebraska Federation of Young Republicans. His is not a celebration of America — “This is still the white man’s country,” he said — but rather a celebration that Americans are asserting their rights. His inn is mostly full of visitors, and his vision of America remains mostly unblemished by this year’s troubles.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2020 10:04 UTC