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Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg reflects on America's 250th birthday

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM EST
Miniature American flags flutter in wind gusts across the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Miniature American flags flutter in wind gusts across the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, one of the most well-sourced journalists in American politics, about this moment in our country as we prepare for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration next year.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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