July 4 is an occasion for Americans to express their patriotism. But the ways we do so are as diverse as our nation.
To some, patriotism means "my country -- right or wrong." To others, it means loyalty to a set of principles, and thus requires dissent and criticism...
(18) Comments | Posted December 8, 2010 | 3:26 PM
Liberals and progressives are in a fury because of Obama's "deal" with the GOP. The fury is justified by the fact that the extension of the tax cuts for the rich intensifies the ongoing robbery of the people by the moneyed elite. But the rage at Obama is entirely off...
(71) Comments | Posted July 3, 2009 | 2:42 PM
This July 4 feels different. We no longer have a president in the White House who questions our patriotism if we disagree with him. We now have a president who understands that loyalty to country is neither conservative nor liberal. President Barack Obama recognizes that the ways we Americans express...
(5) Comments | Posted March 8, 2008 | 12:15 AM
Conventional wisdom is that a continuing primary battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will damage the Democratic Party. This may well be, if the race turns into a mutual hurling of kitchen sinks, in which each candidate undermines the other and feeds the GOP attack machine.
But the prolonged...
(109) Comments | Posted July 4, 2012 | 7:36 AM