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The U.S. turns 250 on Saturday, but <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fewer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/24/americans-founders-disappointed-250th-anniversary" data-vars-content-id="6847e7d7-d893-419e-a7f7-9c903f4ec2af" data-vars-headline="Why Columbus is the most American city" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/24/americans-founders-disappointed-250th-anniversary" target="_self">fewer</a> of us are feeling <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="proud" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/17/america-250-religion-race-patriotism" data-vars-content-id="6847e7d7-d893-419e-a7f7-9c903f4ec2af" data-vars-headline="Why Columbus is the most American city" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/17/america-250-religion-race-patriotism" target="_self">proud</a> to be American these days.Why it matters: If we can&#x27;t unite around the state of our nation heading into the holiday weekend, maybe we can rally together around some civic pride.

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