77% of #Americans feel the disappointment of the #FoundingFathers reaching out through the centuries as we prepared to celebrate #americas250th

https://news.gallup.com/poll/711842/250-years-say-founders-disappointed.aspx

At 250 Years, 77% Say U.S. Founders Would Be Disappointed

More than three in four U.S. adults say the founders would be disappointed with how the country turned out, though a majority still say it has made progress.

Gallup

The Men Without Monuments: A Biblical Perspective

The men remembered by monuments did not spend their lives demanding recognition. They earned it. Scripture teaches the same principle: God honors the humble and opposes the proud. In an age obsessed with self-promotion, that lesson may be more important than ever.

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/the-men-without-monuments-a-biblical-perspective/

The Fourth Of July Lesson We Need To Heed

We have red, white, and blue bunting on our staircase that goes to the second floor. James is an amateur vexillologist and has a series of flags flying at our home that highlight the history of the national celebration taking place in ten days. Doubtless, we will light the grill and enjoy fireworks with friends. But with all the recollections about our past, and what the Fourth of July means, we also recognize the clouds that hang heavily over our land. I suggest that if the Founding Fathers […]

https://caffeinatedpolitics.com/2026/06/23/the-fourth-of-july-lesson-we-need-to-heed/

The Men Without Monuments

The men remembered by monuments in Washington did not spend their lives demanding recognition. They earned it. In a culture increasingly driven by self-promotion and personal branding, the Founders remind us that greatness is not declared in the present, but confirmed by history. Monuments are not self-appointed. They are bestowed by generations who come after, once the noise of the moment has faded and only the weight of legacy remains.

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/the-men-without-monuments/

#TheOneBigLesson

The #FoundingFathers of the USA gave us one VERY BIG IMPORTANT LESSON

1. Do not believe dumb shit like "The Illuminati" - that is the VERY LESSON of the teaching tool

2. This is a teaching tool about how to read! How to think. #TheEnlightenment

3. Billionaires year 2026 want you to believe dumb-shit like "Illuminati" rumor-mill ignorance.

4. Dumb-shit thinking is to avoid nonfiction serious book on paper to learn "reason thinking" and not Elon Musk Twitter-think memes.

Excluded from America's origin story, James Wilson may have been the most influential, prescient, and democratic drafter of the Constitution. #foundingfathers #ushistory #democracy

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/james-wilson-founding-father-democracy/687594/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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This Founding Father Died in Disgrace. But He Can’t Be Forgotten.

Excluded from America’s origin story, James Wilson may have been the most influential, prescient, and democratic drafter of the Constitution.

The Atlantic

Many US Founding Fathers grew disillusioned with the nation they created, expressing despair over its direction in later years, with concerns shared by Jefferson, Adams, and Washington #foundingfathers #history

https://wesearch.press/s/disillusioned-revolutionaries-many-founders-died-in-despair-0ff05e74?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=mastodon

"Madison wanted to slow down communication to allow for thoughtful decision making; #socialmedia encourages instant responses and emotional, ad hominem arguments. Madison worried about #factionalism; social media encourages it. ... If the #Founders had been able to spend an hour on X, they would have been a lot less optimistic about human beings’ capacity to govern themselves by reason rather than passion."

#foundingfathers
#democracy
#SelfGovernance
#division

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/founding-fathers-ai-constitution/687441/?gift=36MUroklPHjSVbIeXUwSvTTvDqIqUkB_WaphovxmeK8

American Democracy Wasn’t Designed for This

Can our 18th-century institutions survive 21st-century technology?

The Atlantic

And now, a statement from Donald J. Trump:

"“All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music the founding fathers listened to in their youth!”

#USPol #USNews #DonaldTrump #musc #FoundingFathers #satire