No Kings AND No Occupying Armies

There was never any doubt that America in 2026 would commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution. The surprise is that the Trump administration has chosen to do so by playing the role of Britain’s occupying army.

The one Revolutionary particular that the Trump administration has most flagrantly opted to re-enact is the Boston Massacre: the 1770 killing of five Bostonians by British troops that had been occupying Boston since 1768. Trump has even replicated the initial British...