Two-thirds of Americans believe Founding Fathers would be disappointed in the nation at 250

Published June 2, 2026 11:45am ET | Updated June 2, 2026 1:15pm ET



Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we wonder whether the Founding Fathers would have been Milli Vanilli fans (originalists are welcome to weigh in on what the text tells us) in light of a new poll that suggests all is not well with their legacy. (The Founding Fathers’ legacy, not Milli Vanilli’s). And we lick our lips at the “revelations” in Jill Biden’s new memoir…

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