No one denies the right of Edward Channing, professor of history in Harvard University, to make the statement to his class that George Washington had an unsurpassed temper, and did not have large brain power or education; that Benjamin Franklin dressed freakishly to be a social lion; that Alexander Hamilton became second in command through intrigues involving Washington and Adams, and that Patrick Henry, Jeremy Belknap and Noah Webster speculated on inside tips received from Congressmen.
One has drawn outsized attention: We love America. And we make no apologies for saying so. That reaction is the story, not the value itself. For most of broadcast history, such a declaration would have been unnecessary. Patriotism was implied. It lived in the authority of the anchor chair, the cadence of the broadcast, and the institutional confidence of the networks. Love of country was not a value statement. It was the background condition.
ASTORIA - On Ten Fifteen Productions ' list of coming attractions, no word speaks so loud as a single punctuation mark. It's a surprise, a pause, a question in itself that asks, "But is it?" "America the Beautiful?" is the Astoria-based theater's theme for the coming year, a lineup of six performances inspired by the nation's 250th birthday celebration, designed not so much to celebrate as provoke.
People lined the streets holding home-made signs for passing cars. People stated their love for America and its Constitution. There was as much flag-waving and wearing red, white and blue clothing as on any July 4th. Republican claims beforehand that they were Hate America rallies were so inaccurate as to be laughable. Flag-waving aside, what could be truer to American ways than people exercising their First Amendment rights to assemble and petition their government and tell it what they think of its policies?
Among the hundreds, maybe thousands, of people lining the main street of a small town in upstate New York on a perfect fall Saturday afternoon, this man and his words stuck with me. He was the sort of mild, ordinary-looking person you'd never notice in a crowd if not for his sign. And that was true of almost everyone. These were not the America-hating, Hamas-loving, paid street fighters that Republican leaders had dreamed up in the days before the countrywide "No Kings" rallies.
The Disneyland Resort will in 2026 be getting a little more patriotic. Soarin' Around the World at Disney California Adventure will in 2026 be converted to Soarin' Across America, a move timed to the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The makeover is planned for next summer at both California Adventure in Anaheim and in Florida at Walt Disney World's Epcot.
Farron told a hall full of activists to "stop being so flaming squeamish and English" and reclaim the UK's flags from groups who seek to "divide and destroy". "Be proud of your country, the British flag and the flags of our four nations," he said. "They are ours. They belong to all of us. Let's take them back. Let's wave them with pride."
We don't want to see thousands of flags on every lamp-post. I am doing a piece of work over the next few weeks to address that situation to see if we can help that situation. I would like people to relax a little bit for a few weeks and then I will come out with an option that will please everybody. If you look at the law, defacing a piece of council property could carry a FPN [fixed penalty notice]. I'm not saying we're going to do that, but let's just be sensible and speak to us before doing anything.
The 1776 Commission, commissioned by Donald Trump, intended to promote patriotic education and counter perceived rewritings of American history. It faced criticism from across the political spectrum.
The collaboration between SWAG Golf and the PGA of America delivers a unique blend of patriotism and high-performance design through special-edition USA Ryder Cup team bags.
Every day, some new outrage shows unequivocally that the president of the United States does not respect this country's founding documents, does not care about those who sacrificed on its behalf, and disdains the working people who keep it running.
