Brexit reaffirms what we celebrate on July Fourth

Some readers, and some of my colleagues, tell me: Don't comment on national and international issues. We're local, they say. They also say, “You make our advertisers mad.”
Yeah, OK.

But every year, when Independence Day approaches, the patriotic urge is too great. Stories about our nation's founding are important. Sometimes we reprint the Declaration of Independence. Everyone should read it ... every year. We also publish our annual special section, “Spirit of America.”

All of this is with the intention of reminding ourselves of who we are, how we came to be and of our nation's founding principles. And all of this needs to be repeated — again and again. It's essential to the preservation and flourishing of our heritage, culture and liberty.