Today marks 250 years since a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed a document declaring our nation’s independence — a truth that feels self-evident now but was revolutionary then.
What a privilege us Americans have, to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What an honor us New Yorkers have, to look out over our city’s waters from the shores where so many Americans bravely entered their country for the first time.
Today and all days, let us remember that patriotism is not pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent — because loving our country means fighting for the best version of it.
Happy Fourth of July, New York City.
Likely No. 1 pick, AJ Dybantsa, is wearing a “TC5” pin tonight in honor of the late Kentucky Wildcat, Terrence Clarke.
Clarke served as an inspiration to Dybantsa and viewed him as a “little brother.”
“I got to carry his legacy and make sure it don’t die,” Dybantsa said in 2024.