WOW: HIV patients could undergo genetic editing within year to snip away virus.

I’D TAKE HIS “THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM IS AWFUL” STANCE MORE SERIOUSLY IF HE WEREN’T TRAILING BADLY IN THE PRIMARY POLL AS A REPUBLICAN: Justin Amash Slams The Trump GOP. Vox, of course, loves the idea of a third party that will siphon off enough votes to elect democrats.

And there’s this: “I started to hear [the word] nationalism more and more. And that’s a concept that really is about a love for your people simply by virtue of being your people, not related to any principles you hold or what your country stands for, what ideals you’re striving for.”

Yes, Justin. Voters like the idea that the people who govern them are loyal to them. Nationalism is unpopular with elites because it involves such loyalty, and loyalty to one’s own people limits one’s options in ways that our governing class finds unacceptable. I don’t think supporting the governing class here is either principled or libertarian. (Bumped).

LIVING HISTORY: Naval warships, faced with steep maintenance costs, fight to survive.

The Battleship Texas has been docked on the Houston Ship Channel for more than 70 years, offering anyone who hops onboard a glimpse of its glory.

“It was at every major American amphibious landing in World War 2. It was at North Africa, D-Day, Omaha Beach, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima,” said Tony Gregory, chairman of the board of trustees for the Battleship Texas Foundation.

But, faced with high maintenance costs and a low number of visitors, the last remaining World War I dreadnought will be moving to a new location where it can generate more traffic and, thus, more revenue.

The memorial is one of several naval ships turned tourist attractions that are struggling to stay financially afloat.

If you’ve never visited any of the retired battleships, aircraft carriers, or submarines on display around the nation, you really ought to.

IT’S TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, KING GEORGE, OLD BOY: Instapundit readers like Kaymad are the best because without them, I wouldn’t know about this outstanding video that Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman and Livingston would have made if they were writing the Declaration of Independence today.

CHANGE: Michigan Bill Would Ban ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ By Facebook, Google.

SHOCKER: It Looks Like Joe Biden’s Son Took A Bribe From A Chinese Businessman.

Related: As Biden and Kerry Went Soft on China, Sons Made Nuclear, Military Business Deals with Chinese Gov’t.

KRUISER: Ten Independence Day Tweets Showcasing Leftist Media Hatred for Patriotism.

TO BE FAIR, THEY WERE EXPECTED TO VOTE REPUBLICAN: ‘The US has no obligation’: Biden fought to keep Vietnamese refugees out of the US.

FROM MY COLLEAGUE MICHAEL HIGDON: Parens Patriae and the Disinherited Child.

RICO AND ANTIFA ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER: But one won’t enjoy being introduced to the other. Attorney General William Barr, are you listening?

BRYAN PRESTON: The 1776 Flag Isn’t the Problem. Anti-American Leftists Are.

Speaking of which: Colin Kaepernick Posts Frederick Douglass Quote: ‘The Fourth of July Is Yours, Not Mine.’

UPDATE: Ted Cruz and Charles C.W. Cooke just embarrassed Colin Kaepernick so badly even we feel sorry for him.

(Updated and bumped.)

“A HANDFUL OF DRUNK AND DISORDERLY RECRUITS AGAINST THE ENTIRE BRITISH ARMY.”

BUT FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? Betsy Ross Flag Has Flown Outside San Francisco City Hall Since 1964.

TEA PARTY: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK.

TRUMP’S ‘SALUTE TO AMERICA’ SHOWCASED INNOVATION, MILITARY MIGHT:

President Trump honored American history and heroes ranging from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. during a rousing Fourth of July speech punctuated by displays of the country’s military air power.

Speaking before a cheering crowd that repeatedly erupted in chants of “USA! USA!,” Trump hailed US innovations in science, medicine and space exploration during his 45-minute “Salute to America” speech on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

The Independence Day address, which was free of any partisan politics, was the first by a president on the Mall since President Harry Truman spoke there during the Korean War in 1951.

Read the whole thing.

JOHN STOSSEL: It Wasn’t Force that Made America Great. It Was Freedom.

PSA: If You Own Any Libs, Remember To Bring Them Inside And Calm Them Down During July 4 Celebrations.

Note to Snopes: It’s the Babylon Bee, so it’s satire — or is it?

OPEN THREAD: Share your fireworks in the comments.

NEO ON THE FOURTH OF JULY: On Liberty.

BRET STEPHENS ON ROBESPIERRE’S AMERICA. “The data confirm what one hears and experiences anecdotally all the time: In the proverbial land of the free, people live in mortal fear of a moral faux pas. Opinions that were considered reasonable and normal a few years ago are increasingly delivered in whispers. Professors fear their students. Publishers drop books at the slightest whiff of social-media controversy. Twitter and other similar platforms have delivered the tools of reputational annihilation (without means of petition or redress) into the hands of millions, so that no comment except the most private is entirely safe from the possibility of instantaneous mass denunciation.”

Do tell.

I DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS GENDERED HEALTH CRISIS: ‘Freshman 15’ affects male university students more than females, study shows.

ENDORSED: Former NYPD Commissioner Calls on the FBI to Classify Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.

NEW SOCIALIST “IT GIRL” CONTINUES TO PAY DIVIDENDS: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) on AOC: ‘Someone Needs To Tell Her The Voices In Her Head Aren’t Real.’

HONG KONG VS. CHINA: “Chinese people in Hong Kong live better than any in Chinese history. This gives moral force to our way of life.”