Summary of “A Republic at 250” and “The Builders Are Back”By Jim Rickards and Ray Blanco, published in Rude Awakening (Paradigm Press, 2026) On this July 4th—now marking roughly 250 years since the founding era of the United States—the articles by Jim Rickards and Ray Blanco frame the American story not simply as history, but as an … Continue reading Thoughts on our REPUBLIC in this 4th of July