it is a celebration of American values and the iconic leadership of Donald Trump. As the 45th President of the United States, Trump has become a symbol of patriotism and resilience for many Americans.
As I was trying to say the other day, the obtuse boastfulness of American exceptionalism is not patriotism. Indeed, if we follow Chesterton’s understanding of patriotism, it is something alien ...
Democrats aimed to show this week that patriotism isn’t just a Republican ideal or a MAGA tenet. “USA, USA, USA!” chants and camo and American ... leaned into his background as a veteran ...
If you believed that white supremacy is the uniquely defining feature of American life, as Ta-Nehisi Coates believes, how could you bear to feel patriotism? Yet Coates does admit a qualified pride ...
The assumption of patriotism, and suspicion of its lack, runs deep. It is worth remembering that, when Joe McCarthy was looking for reds under beds in the 1950s, Congress set up an “Un-American ...