Much will be made this weekend around the theme of “freedom.” It would be difficult to imagine any American, or any person from any country for that matter, who is not “for freedom.” Can you imagine anyone saying, “No, actually I prefer bondage?” However, it is true that some folks in this country are not really free. There still exists some bondage in race terms, in gender terms, in economic terms, and even others. Yet over this weekend, stories will abound about independence. Probably we will hear again that the British were unfair to our forbearers in the 18 th century and so Americans did what Americans always will do: fight! I have been in Independence Hall in Philadelphia more than once. It is an impressive building and the history of the place is almost palpable. It is easy for my mind to try to imagine those days of drama as those guys discussed why and how the American colonies needed to move forward indepen...