To Make the Future Free

What is America’s “glory” on July 4, 2026? VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson explores that question in a new op-ed published by WORLD as our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years of freedom.

As he writes:

We love America for what she is today, and we will celebrate that in Washington, D.C., with a national state fair celebration, the largest fireworks display in U.S. history, and the illumination of federal buildings and the Washington Monument. Families and communities across the nation will participate in parades, community events, and fireworks spectacles, reflecting with gratitude on all the blessings of our present.

But America has a larger purpose, a forward-looking vision for “what she is to be.” That destiny is to continue our daily work establishing a free future for our children, grandchildren, and neighbors.