To a Scotsman, finding a thistle blooming in my backyard on July 4 is just as lucky as an Irishman finding a four leaved clover on St. Pat...

Of all the special days on the American calendar, I love Independence Day the most. I guess that as a free born Scotsman, whose leaders like...

Most Americans can quote Patrick Henry's famous statement, "Give me liberty or give me death," but I wonder how many of them ...

Abstract depiction of today's festivities