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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reminded viewers on Life, Liberty & Levin this week why the Founders built a republic rooted in liberty and faith, and why that experiment deserves a robust celebration as America approaches its 250th birthday. Gingrich’s resonant defense of the Constitution and the men who risked everything for self-government was a welcome corrective to an elite culture that too often sneers at patriotism.
Gingrich has long argued that the nation’s founding was grounded in transcendent principles — natural rights, ordered liberty, and a belief in a higher law that restrains government power. Conservatives should take heart that leading thinkers and institutions are pushing a pro-1776 narrative, urging a year-long recognition of our civic inheritance rather than surrendering the story to cynical revisionists.
Anyone paying attention knows there has been a concerted effort on the left to recast our origins through partisan lenses, but Gingrich and others refuse to let history be weaponized against patriotism. He has bluntly pushed back against narratives like the 1619 Project that seek to convert our founding into a tale of grievance, and that bluntness is exactly what conservatives need right now.
The semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, offers Americans an opportunity to reclaim the conversation about what made this nation exceptional — not because we are perfect, but because our system trusted the individual over the state and made liberty the default. There are official efforts and public programs being planned to mark the date, and patriots should insist those events celebrate the founding’s ideals rather than bow to the demands of petty identity politics.
Yes, there will be attempts to politicize the 250th; critics have even questioned some government-led initiatives and parallel task forces that risk turning a unifying moment into another Washington spectacle. Conservatives must be the guardians of genuine remembrance — push for honest education about the Constitution, for public ceremonies that honor sacrifice, and for a national mood that restores pride instead of inducing guilt.
Newt Gingrich’s message is straightforward and urgent: defend the memory of the Founders, celebrate what worked, learn from what failed, and pass on a confident, free America to the next generation. If conservatives answer that call by organizing, teaching, and voting, we can ensure July 4, 2026 becomes a real rebirth of civic pride rather than another left-wing history lesson.
