Dear United States of America,
As you prepare to celebrate your 250th birthday – complete with all the fireworks, flag-waving and full-throated Yankee Doodle patriotism that make us shudder – this might also be a good moment for reflection.

Before you blow out the candles, America, we would like to have a word about the future of our troubled relationship
As you prepare to celebrate your 250th birthday – complete with all the fireworks, flag-waving and full-throated Yankee Doodle patriotism that make us shudder – this might also be a good moment for reflection.