As America turns 250, this historian says there are limits to looking back

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Jul 8, 202600:42:40Society & Culture

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore says the United States is out of step with its history. She discusses how the country's tendency to look back to its origins when making legal decisions today is unique – and...

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