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Left, Right & Center

July 4 and the Meaning of America

Independence Day and the meaning of the Red, White and Blue.

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By Matt Miller • Jul 5, 2013 • 28m Listen

In a special July Fourth broadcast, our Left, Right & Center team ponders the meaning of America. If our nation was founded by revolutionaries, what would they think of our current surveillance practices, economic opportunities, gay rights and foreign policy? Is NSA leaker Edward Snowden in the tradition of the founders of this country?

Joining us today are Byron York (Washington Examiner) with the conservative view, and Chrystia Freeland (Thomson Reuters Digital), rounding out the center.

Banner image: Serfs Up ! Roger Sayles

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    Matt Miller

    Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'

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    Robert Scheer

    Host, 'Scheer Intelligence'

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    Laura Dine Million

    Producer, 'Left, Right and Center'

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