Frank Barry

Democrats have rolled their eyes at President Donald Trump’s plan for a National Garden of American Heroes in Washington, DC, but they’re looking at it all wrong. An outdoor showcase of classical sculpture depicting major historical figures is a brilliant idea — and the best part is: It already exists! It just needs a little TLC, and the country’s 250th anniversary is the perfect opportunity to provide it.

What does it mean to be an American? That question lies at the heart of a debate between Vivek Ramaswamy and Vice President JD Vance that will help determine the future of the Republican Party. The run-up to the country’s semiquincentennial is the perfect time to hold the debate, but it also presents an enormous problem for Vance: The Founders were on Ramaswamy’s side.

Have you taken the Bloomberg AI-dentity Quiz? I did, and it pegged me as a “cautious optimist.” That seemed about right — but my sense of optimism was tested last week.

Instead, the party should heed these lessons from those who’ve actually won in purple states.

The US doesn’t celebrate our revolution by commemorating battles. We celebrate it by venerating our ideals.

The term severs today’s new arrivals from their connection to the Americans who built the nation.

"Conclave" and "A Complete Unknown" offer viewers a hit — and a miss.

Small tweaks aren’t enough to revive the party. Real change — some of which will upset the faithful — is needed.

I visited Kensington and Allegheny, one of the epicenters of the drug epidemic, with a friend trying to help people trapped by addiction.

In his new book, Frank Barry drives the Lincoln Highway in search of “the better angels of our nature” and a new way forward for a country struggling with deepening division.