Tag: patriotism

Patriotism and Noble Deeds: The Pleasures of Life

Commentary There is something powerful and compelling about the faces of those who stand to recite the pledge of allegiance for the first time as naturalized American citizens. Having legally entered our nation, they have become some of the most ardent patriotic Americans who have earned the right to be called citizens. Yet they find…


There Are Deep Roots in These Mountains

Commentary SCHOHARIE, New York—The roots of faith, family, patriotism, dialect, and work ethic are a prominent feature here. One of the first modern American presidents to recognize those characteristics here and in the swath of Appalachia that extends to the southwest was John F. Kennedy, who when speaking to his Cabinet in April of 1963…


Do You Have His Medals?

Commentary He was six-foot-four-inches tall. Born May 11, 1919, in Houston, Texas, Harold Johnson would have been a giant among the English during World War II. This American war hero gave his medals to a little boy who sat next to him on a train on the first leg of his journey home from England….


Americans Remain Patriotic

Commentary Despite every effort of the Woke left and its allies in the left-wing news media, most Americans remain proud of our country and value patriotism. The greatest dangers facing the Democrats in 2022 and 2024 are their radical wing’s constant outbursts of public anti-Americanism and their “woke” efforts to coerce Americans into accepting ideas…


Memorial Day 2021: Greater Meaning This Year Than Ever Before

Commentary Memorial Day had its origin as Decoration Day, a day set aside to honor those who lost their lives in the Civil War by placing flowers on their gravesites. Although the Civil War was America’s most costly war with some 620,000 lives lost, Decoration Day would not become a national holiday for nearly a…


Timeless Wisdom: George Washington Deemed Religion and Morality Essential to Political Prosperity

George Washington said something that many modern Americans would find nonsensical—and he did so not in some private document, but in perhaps the most public statement of his career, his Farewell Address published just prior to the end of his presidency. He said the following: “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political…