HAPPY FOURTH. THIS IS FREE ON YOUTUBE THROUGH THE FOURTH:  1776, The Musical. (Video.)

Yes, it has flaws because of when it was written/produced. But it’s still pretty amazing.

FISCAL LAB ON CAPITOL HILL: This new economic research and analysis team founded by former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Director Bill Beach is up and running, cranking out hard-hitting, data-driven examinations of key issues facing the nation. The latest is from the Lab’s Matthew Dickerson, Senior Fellow in Budgetary Analysis, who examines the economic impacts of the Trump administration’s working families tax cuts.

UPDATE ON DEMS, GOP LIES ON SPENDING, DEFICITS, DEBT: Two new charts added to yesterday’s Substack column — “Democrats and Republicans MUST Stop Lying About Their Deficit Spending and Debt, Beginning July 5, 2026, if America is to Survive” — illustrate in cold, hard data the reality of this crisis. Even if you read the column yesterday, it’s worth re-reading now in light of these charts. And Happy 4th of July, may the Republic go on another 250 years of liberty and prosperity.

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ANALOGY OF CAMELOT BUT…  Camelot’s Restoration – What Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame Should Have Been. There are two major errors in Infinity War and Endgame. For the 250th Anniversary, let us consider how the MCU’s Infinity Saga should have renewed Camelot rather than destroyed it.

Yes, because of the crazy left in the sixties, but also because Camelot was an illusion. We’re not. but that’s not what it means in her symbolism.

OPEN THREAD: You know I’m not to blame, you know my reputation for playing a good clean game.

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