No King’s Day begs the question: What is patriotism? Is it shooting artillery over the freeways of California? Is it summoning generals from near and far to do more pull ups? Is it bombing small boats ...

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, patriotism is defined as: “Love or devotion to one’s country.” Theodore Roosevelt stated, “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to ...

I’d like to explore the contemporary definition of patriotism. Too often, the older generations define patriotism as some form of dogma. However, Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines patriotism as “love ...

Most Americans consider themselves patriotic but disagree on what patriotism means. A new survey reveals a generational divide in how patriotism is perceived. Many Americans believe that political ...

On July 3, around 2 p.m., my friend Matt Mendelsohn shared a holiday post on Facebook: “Don’t concede the Fourth to the folks trying to destroy the nation. It’s our country. (I was going to say, ‘It’s ...

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, ...

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Many of us believed and it has been confirmed by too many sources not to believe that the Bush Administration deceived the American public into supporting our invasion of Iraq. They took advantage of ...

AMID the cacophony of protest against current U.S. foreign policy, it may be hard to believe that Nathan Hale ever cried: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” For many ...