The Far-Right's Patriotism Problem
Jonah Goldberg continues to demonstrate how the right-wing is manipulating public discourse in order to confuse and conflate patriotism with rabid nationalism.
Jonah Goldberg continues to demonstrate how the right-wing is manipulating public discourse in order to confuse and conflate patriotism with rabid nationalism.
Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics
I was graciously invited to be a torch bearer for the Beijing games. It was difficult not to be moved by the participants' emotional release and spectators' unity of ambition.
Megan Shank | Posted 05.22.2008 | Media
This urgency for homogenization of thought doesn't seem to be as unifying as it is fascist. There is no conflict between seeking the truth and honoring those killed in the Chinese earthquake.
Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics
Ironically, Olympic glory, always threatened by braggadocio, may be delivered by disaster. Can anyone not be touched by a nation resolved to overcome woe and stand up again?
Carol Maric | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
I Object! Or is that Subject? This was my first reaction to the common linguistic objectification of sentient beings which has become pervasive in America.
Byron Williams | Posted 11.04.2007 | Politics
The things that made America great historically also lead us today to be insensitive to other cultures and to overestimate our abilities to influence world events.
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Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics