FREEDMEN'S TOWN (AP) - When Afghanistan War veteran Joseph Smith saw NFL players take a knee or raise a fist during the playing of the national anthem last month, he wasn't offended — he was proud.
Last year, 65% of Americans cited viewing a fireworks show as their favorite Independence Day activity and 62% planned on attending a 4th of July barbecue. In contrast, approximately 50% of the ...
Despite these setbacks, liberals have every reason to reclaim patriotism. For progressives, loving America can mean loving its future and fighting to improve it. True patriotism isn’t blind allegiance ...
Anti-government protestors use the American flag to draw attention to their cause at a protest on Aug. 8, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Paul Becker/Becker 1999 via Flickr, CC BY Patriots’ Day, a ...
In the immediate months and years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, surveys revealed a surge in patriotism among Americans of all stripes. But that trend has steadily decreased in the ...
Not since Cosmo Kramer refused to wear an AIDS ribbon has the issue of fastened garment ornamentation caused so much controversy. Last week in Iowa, Democratic presidential candidate and junior ...
Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Sean Keady, 11, Marvin Ridge Middle School, ...
It is not a federal holiday. It is not traditionally a day off for workers or an excuse for a family barbecue. But today is officially Flag Day in the United States, an opportunity to examine that ...
When critics challenge Barack Obama’s patriotism, his supporters have a ready reply: True patriotism has nothing to do with little flags on politicians’ lapels. It’s not about symbols; it’s about ...
send a regional ice-carving team to the Olympics. Over the past week Kevin McDonald led the effort to transform 50 tons of ice blocks into a 30-foot-wide by 30-foot-high sculpture of an eagle behind ...
During the 1980s, Republican President Ronald Reagan and liberal House Speaker Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts) had plenty of ...