The American Revolution Center — a museum that will celebrate this country’s fight for independence in its all of its tri-cornered glory — has ditched plans to construct in Valley Forge and will instead develop at 3rd & Chestnut Sts. The folks behind the ARC argue that learning about America’s earliest days is as important now as it ever was. Pardon the tangent, but if you don’t believe them, you should check out Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech, a documentary currently airing on HBO. Shouting Fire looks back at some of the standout free speech cases of the last 50 years, but also goes into some depth about the founding fathers’ insistence on free speech in the U.S. Constitution, acknowledging that insistence as nothing short of “miraculous.” Indeed! Happy Birthday, America!

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 am.