We talk America's 250th, fireworks, the nonstop metaphors pouring out of the national mall all week, England fans embracing Michael Harris, the Cavalli/Contreras incident and apology, Naylor and Hedges, All Star Game selections, and our idea for reworking the Fourth of July and really all of the American holiday schedule around Union victories in the Civil War.

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