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As the 250th anniversary of independence approaches, historians and scholars argue John Dickinson’s contributions have been overshadowed. Calvert, who leads the John Dickinson Writings Project, says Dickinson advocated gradual independence and legal protections for the vulnerable, a vision often missing from popular narratives.
Pope Leo XIV has reminded Americans of the nation’s founding ideals and the role of migrants in shaping the United States, delivering a live address from the Vatican to Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center on the eve of the 250th Independence Day. The pontiff’s comments indirectly challenge hardline immigration policies and call for a recommitment to liberty and dignity for all.