  The cosmological constant $\Lambda$ is usually interpreted as Dark Energy
(DE) or modified gravity (MG). Here we propose instead that $\Lambda$
corresponds to a boundary term in the action of classical General Relativity.
The action is zero for a perfect fluid solution and this fixes $\Lambda$ to the
average density $\rho$ and pressure $p$ inside a primordial causal boundary:
$\Lambda = 4\pi G <\rho+3p>$. This explains both why the observed value of
$\Lambda$ is related to the matter density today and also why other
contributions to $\Lambda$, such as DE or MG, do not produce cosmic expansion.
Cosmic acceleration results from the repulsive boundary force that occurs when
the expansion reaches the causal horizon. This universe is similar to the
$\Lambda$CDM universe, except on the largest observable scales, where we expect
departures from homogeneity/isotropy, such as CMB anomalies and variations in
cosmological parameters indicated by recent observations.
