EditorialChristopher Yates, a stilt walker, dressed as Uncle Sam during the Fourth of July parade in Westlake Village, Calif., July 4, 2023. (Morgan Lieberman/The New York Times)
EditorialChristopher Yates, a stilt walker, dressed as Uncle Sam during the Fourth of July parade in Westlake Village, Calif., July 4, 2023. (Morgan Lieberman/The New York Times)
EditorialChristopher Yates, a stilt walker, dressed as Uncle Sam during the Fourth of July parade in Westlake Village, Calif., July 4, 2023. (Morgan Lieberman/The New York Times)
EditorialChristopher Yates, a stilt walker, dressed as Uncle Sam during the Fourth of July parade in Westlake Village, Calif., July 4, 2023. (Morgan Lieberman/The New York Times)
EditorialChristopher Yates, a stilt walker, dressed as Uncle Sam during the Fourth of July parade in Westlake Village, Calif., July 4, 2023. (Morgan Lieberman/The New York Times)