Happy July 4^th! It was 232 glorious years ago that our fair country came into being (give or take a few months for revolution and document ratifications). Another anniversary of sorts happened this week: it was five years ago yesterday that George W. Bush said about ‘the terrorists’ “Bring ‘em on!” Kuby will explore our nations attraction to war.

Michael Massing from the New York Review of Books has just returned from Iraq where he was an embedded reporter. He’ll tell us what he saw and how the surge is going. We’ll get his take on the recent reports about progress or lack there of.

Also, in celebration of our independence day, we’ll take the citizenship test – or actually, you will. Get ready to call in and see if you could pass the civics test new immigrants must complete to become Americans.

We’ll also talk John McCain’s latest campaign shake up and try to find out if this means he’s on the rocks or on the rebound.

Plus a look at the nasty truth behind the Nathan’s competitive eating contest (and other ones too), an interesting German case enlightens the debate about end-of-life issues and assisted suicide, and Bush takes a stand for the environment, or does he?

And much, much more …