Dear Reader:

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As fireworks light up the sky and flags wave across our neighborhoods, we’re reminded that Independence Day isn’t just about history — it’s about values.

You’ve probably heard the old line: “Freedom isn’t free.” Usually it’s said to honor the service and sacrifice that protects our country. But we think it applies here, too.

A free press — one that holds government accountable and gives voice to the public — takes time, money, and commitment. It takes a sacrifice by all of us.

The founders didn’t just declare freedom from a king. They laid the groundwork for a government that’s accountable to the people — transparent, limited, and answerable to citizens, not insiders.

That idea still matters. At Broad + Liberty, we carry that tradition forward — not with muskets and quills, but with records requests, data analysis, and investigative journalism.

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This past year, we’ve forced transparency from the Pennsylvania governor’s office, uncovered questionable use of public funds, and asked hard questions about safety, spending, and public integrity in communities across southeastern Pennsylvania.

As the Irish statesman John Philpot Curran once warned, “The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.” In other words, if we stop watching, if we stop paying close attention, we stop being free.

Big media has national advertisers and institutional donors. We rely on people like you — citizens who still believe that sunlight matters, and that independence doesn’t mean much if no one’s watching those in power.

So this Independence Day, we’re asking: if you believe in the work we’re doing, will you support it?
Your donation helps us pursue public records, challenge secrecy, and elevate voices that too often go ignored.

We ask you to join us in making this Fourth of July not just a celebration of liberty, but a recommitment to the vigilance that liberty requires.

If you agree that the media must hold our state establishment to account, and support our fearless journalism, please make your best tax-deductible donation today.

Thank you, and onwards!

The Editors at Broad + Liberty