Patriotism

Cartoon: Bipartisan Barack at the Super Bowl

Jonathan Guyer | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics

Read More: Indianapolis, Editorial Cartoon, Super Bowl XLIV, Football, President Barack Obama, Giants, Super Bowl, Barack Obama, New England Patriots, Sports, Patriotism, Political Cartoon, Super Bowl 2012, Cartoon, New York Giants, Super Sunday, Politics News

A cartoon from 2008 with plenty of relevance for this upcoming weekend. ...

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Pearl Harbor -- and Our Moral Identity as a Nation

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 02.04.2012 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Patriotism, Pearl Harbor, Kota Bharu, President Barack Obama, Henry Cabot Lodge, Mitt Romney, Isolationism, Charles Lindbergh, World War II, Newt Gingrich, Breckinridge Long, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Fdr, Politics News

With Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney heading up a desultory field of Republican patriots, all pretending they have a lock on American national pride, I'd like to say a few things as a professional American historian and biographer.

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A Blow to My Pride: A Young, American Muslim's Response to the GOP

Ammaarah Khan | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Gop, Patriotism, Americans, Muslim Americans, American Muslims, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Muslims, Republican Party, Hermain Cain, Khan, Republicans, Ammaarah, 2012 Election, Politics News

I'm not scary, I promise. But some parts of the media brandish Muslims as the enemy -- but we are not. I am not.

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National Anthems: Do They Have A Place In Public Schools?

Posted 11.22.2011 | High School

Read More: Video, Patriotism, Brenda Brinsdon, Yourtake, Michigan Public Schools, Michigan-Pledge-of-Allegiance, Cinco De Mayo, Mexican Anthem, Texas Public Schools, High School News

15-year-old Brenda Brinsdon, a sophomore at a high school in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, refused to participate when her Spanish 3 teacher assigned stud...

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Balancing Love Of Country And Love Of God

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 01.19.2012 | Religion

Read More: Nationalism, American Flag, Patriotism, Love of Country, God, Divine Election, Dual Loyalties, Love of God, Judaism, Religion News

Like religious people before me, I struggle with the conflict that arises between love of country and love of God, a conflict that seems to be particularly acute at this moment in American history.

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Compulsory Patriotism: Requiring the Pledge of Allegiance

David Moshman | Posted 01.16.2012 | Education

Read More: Pledge of Allegiance, Jehovah's Witnesses, First Amendment, Patriotism, West Virginia, Indoctrination, Nebraska, Intellectual Freedom, Michigan, Education News

Should the pledge be required? Should patriotism be compulsory? Can it be? The Supreme Court, it turns out, has already addressed these questions.

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The Patriotism Reflex

David Macaray | Posted 01.12.2012 | Politics

Read More: Jingoism, Patriotism, American Exceptionalism, American Pride, Earl Warren, Henry Ford, Politics News

We seem to have little capacity for sustained self-recrimination. Call it patriotism, call it blind optimism, call it "fogging the lens." American exceptionalism is alive and well.

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Vets Give Ohio Kids Chance To 'Pledge' Properly

AP | Posted 01.07.2012 | Impact

Read More: Pledge of Allegiance, Video, Patriotism, Commander Gerald Ward, Donation, Ohio, American Flag Donation, Ohio School, American Flag, Veterans, Impact News

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Veterans groups have bought 1,200 American flags for a major Ohio school district that now requires the Pledge ...

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Tea Party Removes Gay-Themed 'Fruited Plain' from America the Beautiful

James Napoli | Posted 01.01.2012 | Comedy

Read More: America the Beautiful, Tea Party, Gay Rights, Patriotism, Gay Marriage, America, Comedy News

When asked about the idea that the song's lyric refers to the plains rich with agricultural crops in the shadow of the purple mountains, a Tea Party spokesman replied, "Health care is socialism."

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Is Patriotism Dead in America?

Christian Rovsek | Posted 12.21.2011 | Impact

Read More: Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Wounded Veterans, 9/11 Tenth Anniversary, Taps, Spirit of Liberty Foundation, Patriotism, American Flag Jeeps, Impact News

At the beginning of this summer, our non-profit organization undertook a major campaign called the Crossing of America. Two Jeeps drove from sea to sea, border to border, covering over 12,500 miles.

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The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 10/18/11

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.05.2012 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Tea Party, Debates, Jesus, President Barack Obama, Herman Cain, Talk Radio, Occupy Wall Street, Election 2012, Patriotism, Republican Party, The Bubble Genius Bob and Chez Show, Politics News

On this week's show we discuss the CNN Republican debate, competitive patriotism, lapel pins and bumper magnets; right-wing talk radio; Occupy Wall Street, and other issues.

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Beyond the Nation-State

Robert Koehler | Posted 11.29.2011 | World

Read More: Guantanamo, Iran Hikers, Nationalism, Prisons, Patriotism, Iran, War on Terror, Torture, Border Protection, National Borders, Country Borders, World News

The division of the world into 194 random fragments, mostly born of war and exploitation, locked in a state of perpetual mistrust and ever-shifting tensions toward one another, is more problem than solution in the 21st century.

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Most Americans Want to Support Troops, They Just Don't Know How

Torrey Shannon | Posted 11.27.2011 | Impact

Read More: Veteran Care, Wounded Veterans, Patriotism, Veteran Support, Helping a Hero, Veterans PTSD, Impact News, Nonprofit News, Traumatic Brain Injury, Nonprofit Organizations, Global War on Terror, Military Support, Adaptive Housing, Spark Energy, Iraq Soldiers Amputees, Impact News

Less than 1% of our American population is serving in the military. The other 99% of Americans must -- and need -- to do their part. A yellow ribbon bumper sticker just won't cut it anymore.

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Patriotism vs. Nationalism in a Post 9/11 World

Grant Lyon | Posted 11.08.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Winston Churchill, Nationalism, American Revolution, Fundamentalism, Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamaphobia, Bill of Rights, Troops, George Orwell, 9/11 Anniversary, Yankee Doodle Dandy, 9/11, Fbi, Freedom of Religion, Sikhism, 9/11 Memorial, Patriotism, Westboro Baptist Church, American Flag, Socialism, Muslim, National Anthem, Gettysburg Address, September 11 Anniversary, Comedy News

If you believe in freedom of religion but don't understand the irony behind your anger at a mosque being built near ground zero, then you are the number one culprit of dumb nationalism in 2011.

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The Roaring Twenties: Domestic Tranquility

Stefanie Lee | Posted 11.07.2011 | San Francisco

Read More: Twentysomethings, Golden Age, Travel, London, San Francisco, American Pride, Paris, Patriotism, San Francisco Culture, San Francisco Around Town, Europe, Europe Travel, San Francisco News

I was fortunate enough to spend the past two weeks in London and Paris. Here are my sweeping generalizations about London and Paris and most likely unfair comparisons between them and our city by the bay. Take 'em or leave 'em.

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Party of Patriots

Gary Hart | Posted 11.04.2011 | Politics

Read More: Elections 2012, Patriotism, Political Parties, Politics News

Our purpose: to bring Americans together; to achieve a just society; to care for the wounded in and out of uniform; to help America stand tall and deserve respect; to be a leading nation in the international community.

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How To Eat a Dead Terrorist

Mark Morford | Posted 10.24.2011 | Politics

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Patriotism, New Yorker, Black Hawk Helicopter, Navy Seals, Iraq, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Torture, Politics News

So deeply mesmerized was I by Nicholas Schmidle's chillingly detailed, wildly intense New Yorker piece describing the Navy SEALs' momentous takedown of Osama bin Laden on that fateful night in Abbottabad back in May that I almost missed it.

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Governor Rick Perry: America Love It or Leave It?

Mark Sawyer | Posted 10.22.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Racism, Patriotism, 14th Amendment Repeal, Rick Perry Secession, Rick Perry 2012, Rick Perry President, Rick Perry 2012 Campaign, Obama Rick Perry, Rick Perry Obama, Black Voices News

So how is it that a candidate for the presidency of the United States can simultaneously proclaim allegiance to the very office and country he has hinted at leaving?

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Save the Nation From Economic Collapse

Brent Budowsky | Posted 10.04.2011 | Politics

The gathering storm of a recession threatens America with the danger of a lost decade of economic pain. President Obama and Congress can save the nation by reaching a new agreement to lower the deficit and create jobs by Labor Day.

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Ballpark Liturgy: America's New Civic Religion

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 09.27.2011 | Sports

Read More: Toronto Blue Jays, Patriotism, Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox, Navy, Air Force, Independence Day, Sports News

In ways far more satisfying than displaying banners or bumper stickers, the Fenway Park Independence Day event provided a made-to-order opportunity for conscience easing.

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A Call to Authentic Patriotism

Steve Nelson | Posted 09.24.2011 | Politics

Read More: Social Justice, Tim Pawlenty, Patriotism, Michele Bachmann, American Exceptionalism, Ronald Reagan, Tea Party, Elections 2012, Politics News

It is both sad and ironic that in a time of steady and fervent patriotism we seem to care so little for our republic.

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Why Biking Is More Patriotic Than Flag Waving

Jay Walljasper | Posted 09.16.2011 | Green

Read More: Patriotism, Bikes, Portland, Minneapolis, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Green News

So how do we get more Americans to bike? The biggest obstacle right now is that people see bicyclists as an exotic species -- macho, ultra-fit, almost entirely young, white and male, clad in Lycra or spandex, who ride like madmen all over city streets.

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Panetta's Gaffe

Robert Koehler | Posted 09.13.2011 | Politics

Read More: Patriotism, War on Terror, Afghanistan, 9/11, Iraq, Ptsd, Leon Panetta, Torture, Pentagon, War in Iraq, George W. Bush, Politics News

Leon Panetta told the embarrassing truth: 9/11, day of unspeakable tragedy, was a goldmine for the Pentagon and the corporate war interests and was quickly used to launch two wars.

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What's Patriotic Now?

Carl Pope | Posted 09.04.2011 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Detroit, Jobs, Deficit, Debt, Manufacturing, Patriotism, Green News

There's nothing wrong with America that three million new industrial jobs using innovative technologies wouldn't solve. What manufacturing needs is markets, finance, and policy support. Can we do it?

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A Flag to Remember

Christopher J. Flynn | Posted 09.04.2011 | Impact

Read More: Patriotism, Fourth of July, Veterans, Impact News

As you gaze upon your star-spangled banner, don't forget to proudly hail the men and women of our armed services who ensure that it flies over the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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