Another Fourth of July is here and our “patriotism” will proudly be on display. Patriotism, however, is not just about wearing flag pins, jingoistic bumper stickers, dutifully reciting the Pledge, ...

The fireworks, both the incendiary and political ones, will be booming soon. So, too, will the marching bands, amid waving flags and reflections of independence won and the birth of a nation. As we ...

I believe that patriotism is standing when the national anthem plays or when the flag passes by. It is putting your hand on your heart when you recite the Pledge of Allegiance. It is supporting your ...

As Americans prepare to celebrate our nation's birth, conflicting notions of patriotism have been inundating the media. But how we define patriotism goes deeper than flag pins, fireworks, or yellow ...

Every year, Gallup conducts a poll on the patriotic leanings of Americans across all sorts of demographics. In recent years, this poll has produced worrying results. There is now a massive ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- July Fourth is a day full of national symbolism: flag-waving, fireworks and speechifying. But what happens to patriotism the rest of the year? Americans consider themselves ...

A real journalist wouldn’t have missed yet another opportunity to preserve a “Kodak” - or “Hallmark” commercial moment - in a growing collection of memories that could’ve reached the pages of a ...

What started out as a protest of police brutality has morphed into a clash of cultures. The president wants people to make a choice: cops vs. criminals, hard hats against the hippies. But it should be ...

I consider myself a patriot. When asked my religion, I answer "the Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights." And these days, amid virulent partisan politics, I turn for a definition of ...

According to the Republican Party there is a new definition of American patriotism. You have to be for or against the following issues in order of importance: 1. Hate America, 2) love Russia, 3) love ...

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