May 22, 2019 Wilfred McClay: The genius of American patriotism We should acknowledge that there is something natural about patriotism, as an expression of love for what is one’s own, gratitude for what one has been given, and reverence for the sources of one’s being.
May 14, 2019 'Voice' judges Kelly Clarkson, John Legend called 'unpatriotic' for 'God Bless the USA' critiques Kelly Clarkson and John Legend have being accused of being unpatriotic after the two coaches on “The Voice” criticized Gyth Rigdon’s rendition of “God Bless the U.S.A.”
May 3, 2019 Ex-CIA officer selling patriotic tie on eBay finds highest bidder wanted it for citizenship ceremony A retired CIA officer who was spring-cleaning put his patriotic tie on sale on eBay and was moved to learn that highest bidder was an immigrant who wanted to wear it to his citizenship ceremony.
April 21, 2019 Kate Smith's relatives 'heartbroken' after Yankees, Flyers drop her 'God Bless America' recording: report The family of “God Bless America” singer Kate Smith is reportedly “heartbroken” by the news that two professional sports teams recently decided to stop playing the singer’s iconic recording of the patriotic Irving Berlin song at their games.
April 14, 2019 Patriotic patrol-car lettering sparks backlash in California city A Southern California police department is drawing both praise and ire for the new star-spangled logo on the sides of its patrol vehicles, according to reports.
April 10, 2019 Alabama bill would require schools to start day with Pledge of Allegiance An Alabama lawmaker was prompted to introduce a bill last week to make sure the Pledge of Allegiance stays in public schools after learning his fifth-grade grandchild couldn’t recite it.
January 5, 2019 Newt Gingrich: General Jim Mattis: An American Patriot General Jim Mattis has served his country for his entire life.
April 11, 2018 Florida boy, 5, with cerebral palsy brings dad to tears with Pledge of Allegiance: 'It hit me right in the heart' Jake Garza, a 5-year-old boy with an “infectious personality” was once a relatively quiet child. But that all changed after he learned how to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
March 21, 2018 10 famous American landmarks while they were still under construction It is natural to assume that America’s landmarks have always been a part of our national fabric. It’s hard to imagine the National Mall without the Washington Monument or Mount Rushmore without, well, Mount Rushmore. But a look back into the archives at the Library of Congress shows the “in progress” stages of some of the nation’s most treasured sites. Whether it’s a scaffolding hanging off the White House or two hunks of steel in place of the St. Louis Arch, these photographs paint a picture of a country in the process of making its own history.
February 19, 2018 Frederick Douglass was a Christian and a patriot – why is this so hard for the left to accept? Here’s the truth about Frederick Douglass: he was an unapologetic Christian minister and a patriotic American statesman—two distinctions that the left just can’t accept.