A Builder’s Reflection By Michael Herzberg Smith May 2026 As the United States reflects on its 250-year journey, one truth becomes increasingly clear: the American experiment did not endure simply because of its ideas. Ideas matter, but ideas alone do not sustain nations – people do. The character of a nation is empowered or destroyed by the people who lead it. The founders of the United States understood this deeply. They knew that constitutions, laws and institutions could only function...

A Builder’s Reflection By Michael Herzberg Smith May 2026 In 2026, the United States of America reaches an extraordinary milestone: 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. That number invites reflection. Two and a half centuries is a long arc in human history, yet the American story still feels young, still unfolding, still under construction. Most nations have measured their histories through dynasties and borders shaped by conquest. The United States began with something very...

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