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I am often amazed by the way this country’s people have weathered the years since the 2016 election launched us further into the shadowlands of hatred, racism, misogyny, bigotry, and terror. I am equally amazed by how those years have weathered but not beaten us.
自由女神, zìyóu nǚshén, the “Goddess of Democracy,” was a symbol of the 1989 Tienanmen Square protests in China. The Chinese government has attempted to suppress the goddess’s image, but activists are keeping her in the public eye despite the risk of prison.
We celebrate Columbia and Libertas in these complicated times. To our readers celebrating U.S. Independence Day, we wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July!