Adopting icons of American patriotism is often a smart tactical choice for protest movements. Some of the most successful ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — A Baltimore County student, and prospective U.S. Marine, is fighting back against his school system after he says he was suspended unlawfully. Every Maryland classroom, ...

Americans have come to know the inaugural address as a patriotic standard, where incoming presidents hold court on civic virtue and set forth a vision of American exceptionalism. From Lincoln’s ...

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 ...

We who call the United States home are preparing to celebrate the country's star-spangled semiquincentennial next year ‒ not just with flags and fireworks but also some serious conversations about ...

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 ...

In these divided days, American patriotism feels complicated. Words like "freedom" and "justice" mean different things to Democrats and Republicans. There's no broad, across-the-board agreement on ...

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 ...