Washington Post Editorial Board's holiday gift to Trump: Its most jingoistic, dishonest editorial yet.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2026/07/03/25-reasons-be-optimistic-about-americas-future/

Opinion
Editorial Board

25 reasons to be optimistic about America's future

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The U.S. boasts the top universities in the world. More than a million foreign students traveled to the U.S. for their college education in the 2024-25 academic year, far more than any other country. That contributed $55 billion to the U.S. economy.

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The U.S. remains a magnet for talent. Before the second Trump administration, more than a million people were granted legal residency every year. Hundreds of thousands are still trying to come here, despite new restrictions. Our foreign-born population is more than three times the size of any other country’s.

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Protections for free speech are among the most robust in the world. Despite recent strains, journalists continue to uncover government failures, and Americans freely debate ideas.

America’s record of democracy remains rock solid. Never once in its 250 years has it failed to conduct scheduled federal elections, even during the Civil War and pandemics. The government is messy and imperfect, always has been, but so long as its citizenry maintains faith in the principles set down by the Founding Fathers, it will always have the capacity for self improvement.

The Post's list is almost entirely a list of American accomplishments under attack by the Trump regime.