As America barrels toward its 250th birthday, the line between national celebration and presidential spectacle is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish.
This week, from proposals involving commemorative currency and passport imagery to plans for a high-profile birthday event on the National Mall, much of the political conversation has focused on the growing perception that the nation's milestone anniversary is being reshaped around the image of one man: Donald J. Trump.
In our analysis, after looking at recent primary elections across six states, and ongoing debates over immigration messaging and controversy surrounding White House rhetoric, and finally, renewed tensions involving Iran, we then focus on whether America's civic traditions, public agencies, and even its national symbols are increasingly being pulled into the orbit of modern political "personality cults."
This episode of Middle Theory is dedicatedto mourning and honoring all U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the Armed Forces, and for lives lost in the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran.
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