Some of you have heard my story of being one of the first former Trump supporters to denounce Trump after a life-changing
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Just when you think there is a bottom with this president, Trump does something to show that for him, no bottom exists. The Atlantic story made clear just how much Trump disrespects the military. He called the fallen soldiers —
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While most of us have strong feelings about patriotism, its exact meaning seems nebulous and elusive. Perhaps that is why many of us practice patriotism so differently. Some exercise what may be
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In today’s America, the party of Donald Trump has tried to equate patriotism with blind support of a would-be dictator. Many Republicans say that you can’t be a patriot if you don’t
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I’m not much of a flag guy. I mean I like our flag OK. Betsy Ross did a nice job with it, but I bet she could have never pictured all those
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Immigrants, we get the job done.” Earlier this month my husband and I saw the musical “Hamilton” at a theater in Los Angeles. In a show filled with memorable lines, the one
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Despite growing up in a Midwestern, quintessential American small town in Ohio, I have never felt deeply connected to the term patriot. Don’t get me wrong — while I have not always
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I was a reluctant kindergartner. I didn’t like the idea of meeting new people. I wasn’t excited about having a teacher other than my older sister, and I was uninterested in being
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As was the case for many Americans, the election of Donald J. Trump transformed my understanding of this country. I was brought up in a family that proudly waved the flag and
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Editor’s Note: Last week, hosts of a Virginia rally supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin kicked off events by bringing out an American flag that “was carried at the peaceful rally with
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pa·tri·ot \ ˈpa-trē-ət \ noun1. a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.“a true patriot” The word patriot is completely misconstrued in today’s
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Last night I went to bed in America. This morning I woke up in Gilead. Gilead started in the mind of Margaret Atwood, an author who specializes in dystopian fiction. In her
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