On July 4, we celebrate the independence we won from Britain – not our independence from each other. In the United States of America, we Americans are coming together this summer in extraordinary ways that we could not have anticipated a year ago. We are uniting to fight a global pandemic. Some sought to divide us in this cause. There were those who called COVID-19 a hoax and then downplayed its dangers as it spread from state to state. You don’t need to stay home and wear masks in public to prevent its spread, they told us. We were told we ...