Happy Independence Day!

Aimee Patton: Kansas' Kris Kobach versus the taxpayer's dime.

The Rectification of Names: The era of arguing over "big government."

First Draft: Manufactured generational resentment.

P3: The editorial cartoon roundup.

Finally, the day provides plenty of great song possibilities, but how aboutPete Seeger singing Woody Guthrie? (Video.)

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