Big birthdays are often a time for reflection. Our editors and correspondents chat through the state of American democracy as seen from inside and outside the country, the country’s perennial paroxysms of immigration policy, and its undimmed power to export its culture to the world.

Watch extended clips from Insider here.

Guests and host:

Robert Guest, deputy editor
Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent
Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

American history, American democracy
immigration policy
American cultural exports

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The 250-year experiment: America’s birthday

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