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American Pride

Hand Over Heart

Lee Woodruff | Posted 09.03.2012 | Fifty
Read More: 4th of July, National Pride, Patriotism, Lee Woodruff, Family, Wwii, Star-Spangled Banner, Iraq War, Vietnam War, American Pride, 4th of July Tradition, Veterans, American Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Fifty News
Lee Woodruff

More than 10 years after 9/11, we are tentative patriots. We gauge our neighbors' politics, we stick a finger in the air to test the atmosphere before considering a declaration of love for our country.

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The Patriotism Reflex

David Macaray | Posted 01.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Jingoism, Patriotism, American Exceptionalism, American Pride, Earl Warren, Henry Ford, Politics News
David Macaray

We seem to have little capacity for sustained self-recrimination. Call it patriotism, call it blind optimism, call it "fogging the lens." American exceptionalism is alive and well.

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The Roaring Twenties: Domestic Tranquility

Stefanie Lee | Posted 11.07.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Twentysomethings, Golden Age, Travel, London, San Francisco, American Pride, Paris, Patriotism, San Francisco Culture, San Francisco Around Town, Europe, Europe Travel, San Francisco News
Stefanie Lee

I was fortunate enough to spend the past two weeks in London and Paris. Here are my sweeping generalizations about London and Paris and most likely unfair comparisons between them and our city by the bay. Take 'em or leave 'em.

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The Patriot Game -- Time to Build a U.S. National Soccer Stadium

Alan Black | Posted 09.04.2011 | Sports
Read More: US Patriotism, US Soccer, Megan Rapinoe, American Pride, USA Football, Women's World Cup, Born in the USA, USA Soccer, Sports News
Alan Black

Give me liberty or give me... Megan Rapinoe singing "Born In The USA" after scoring a stunner against Colombia last weekend in the World Cup in Germany.

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Veterans and Boomers: Do You Remember How it Felt?

Steve Ressler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Government, Politics, Baby Boomers, America, 2010 Elections, American Pride, Elections 2010, Millennial Generation, Generation Y, Veterans, Politics News
Steve Ressler

I hope in my lifetime that I will feel a more widespread sense of trust in public officials by citizens -- an American revival of sorts in which young people seek "good government jobs" and commit their careers to public service.

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The Wisest, Most Relevant Novel About 9/11 Was Published In 1980

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: 9/11, South Africa, Nobel Prize, Allegory, J.M. Coetzee, Terrorism, Nationalism, September 11, Patriotism, America, American Pride, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

The South African novelist J.M. Coetzee writes with a pen that's sharp as a knife, in ink made from his own blood. Or so it seems, for each word seems carved or cut, obtained at great price, offered as a sacrifice.

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Inauguration Reflection

Bill Allen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Wartime Sacrifice, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, Americans, Obama's Inauguration, US Soldiers, America, Inauguration Day 2009, Barack Obama Inauguration, Obama Inauguration Day, Veterans, Soldiers, Patriotism, War Veterans, Inauguration, American Pride, Pride, Politics News
Bill Allen

Just yards from where slaves were auctioned and on the steps of a building constructed with slave labor, an African-American took the oath of office in a peaceful passage of power.

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Silvio Berlusconi Doesn't Speak in My Name

Marta Mondelli | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Voters Abroad, Patriotism, HuffPost Election Reaction, Democrats Abroad, Obama International Reaction, Italy, American Pride, International, International Obama Supporters, Style News
Marta Mondelli

As our next President was elected, the entire world cheered with us, and what does the Prime Minister of Italy do? He described Senator Obama as "tanned."

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The China the IOC Ignored (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lucite, Catalina Pottery, Museum of Califonia Design, Bill Stern, Design, American Pride, Vernon Kilns, Mocad, Pottery, Made in China, China, Video, Business News
Tom Gregory

2008-07-28-tompull.jpg Exasperated by my search for American made products, I looked back in time to find a museum dedicated to California's design gold.

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What So Proudly We Hail (video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Finish the Job, Star-Spangled Banner, Martha Stewart, Old Glory, Betsy Ross, July 4, Obama, Mccain, Fourth of July, Patriotism, America, Bush, Activist Judges, Antique, Southampton, American Pride, Privet Cove, Constantine Patsimas, Collecting, Antiques, Media News
Tom Gregory

Times may change but he American Flag remains undaunted, ready to solicit a tear of joy, surge of pride, or a blast of an anthem at her spot-lit presence.

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