As the U.S. nears its 250th birthday, you would think the most basic question—What does it mean to be an American?—would be settled. Instead, it’s more contested than it’s been in decades, writes William Galston https://on.wsj.com/4qyEYZJ

As the U.S. nears its 250th birthday, you would think the most basic question—What does it mean to be an American?—would be settled. Instead, it’s more contested than it’s been in decades, writes William Galston
on.wsj.com/4qyEYZJ

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