Showing posts with label American Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Revolution. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another

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  When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old.   In September 1774, nearly two years ...
Thursday, July 4, 2024

Celebrating moral courage on Independence Day

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  We call this patriotic holiday Independence Day, the Birthday of America, or simply the 4th of July. It celebrates a political act by 56 m...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The American founders didn’t believe your sacred freedom means you can do whatever you want – not even when it comes to vaccines and your own body

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  President Joe Biden has mandated vaccines for a large part of the American workforce, a requirement that has prompted protest from those o...
Saturday, July 3, 2021

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July 4th

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Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as...
Saturday, July 4, 2020

Celebrating moral courage on Independence Day

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  We call this patriotic holiday Independence Day, the Birthday of America, or simply the 4th of July. It celebrates a political act by 56 m...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Trump reminds us that America is a military nation

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  President Trump is being criticized for surrounding himself with tanks, armored vehicles, flyovers, and generals and admirals during his F...
Friday, June 15, 2018

Trump’s perverse view of patriotism

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  In an act of petty revenge against the Philadelphia Eagles, President Trump put on display the concept of patriotism that unfortunately ha...
Monday, December 25, 2017

Gary Palmer: The Christmas that saved America

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  Given the current condition of the American economy, there might be a temptation to view what Americans are spending this Christmas as the...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Kathleen Schafer: America at 237: A guiding light or a dimming beacon?

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  Having made two trips to Egypt since the Arab Spring to work with current and emerging political leaders, I closely follow its ever-chan...