The army hosted a military parade for its 250th birthday in Washington, D.C. while 'No Kings' protests decrying President ...

Military parades in and of themselves are not problematic. This parade, however, raises legitimate questions about the proper relationship between military and political power in a liberal democracy.

One year ago this month, on August 11, 2025, President Donald Trump stood before cameras at the White House and declared “liberation day” for the nation’s capital and ordered the military occupation ...