# In This Issue June/July 2026 -The U.S.: Where It's Been, Where It Is, Where It Should Go

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Published: 2026-05-20T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Ronald A. Lindsay previews the June July 2026 issue of Free Inquiry, The U.S.: Where It's Been, Where It Is, Where It Should Go, Free Inquiry 46.4. Read this article and find accompanying references at: In This Issue June/July 2026 | Free Inquiry About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine. Subscribe to Free Inquiry: https://secularhumanism.org/subscribe/

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