Elon Musk, right, has moved to take the reins of key pieces of the U.S. government. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Sarah McBride, center, is the first out transgender member of Congress. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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(BlackPressUSA)—In two years, we will celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. Our great country has survived a Civil War, two world wars, a...
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by John Lynch, University of Colorado Boulder and Jean-Pierre Dubé, University of Chicago
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