When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...
Real patriotism in America isn’t just dying. It’s being actively euthanized, often by the same elite class that benefits most from its existence. In living memory, patriotism, the love and devotion ...
Some years ago, I received an email from a gentleman in Belgium who was seeking information on a soldier from Arkansas who had died during World War II. My correspondent lived near the Henri-Chapelle ...
After one American woman went viral for grabbing a pickpocket by the ponytail in Venice, others say the ordeal has made them feel patriotic. Why are Americans uniting over pickpockets? Last week, a ...
Are you proud to be an American? Many Americans aren't. Or at least, that's what a new poll from Gallup found. The survey, released June 30 before the Independence Day holiday, found 58% adults in the ...
When I was a member of the White House press corps, it was easily observable that reporters felt they could not say the "Pledge of Allegiance" with other Americans at the White House. That, somehow, ...
While millions of Americans will celebrate the founding of the United States this week with fireworks or cookouts, those July 4 festivities will be set to a backdrop of declining national pride driven ...