People losing sight of what’s important As a teacher, I had many opportunities to travel through the United States and foreign countries. The most fascinating and depressing was Russia. The landscape is beautiful, the younger generation angry and the older generation looked as if they ...
by Cheri Bustos, Ron Kind and Fred Upton Young people overseas are paying close attention to American politics, and they are concerned — not only about us but about the impact on them as well. We are a bipartisan group of former members of Congress, having just left office last ...
by Andreas Kluth It’s patriotism when love of your own people comes first; it’s nationalism when hate for people other than your own comes first. That definition comes from Charles de Gaulle, a former national hero and president of France. It’s worth keeping in mind as we enter ...
by Chris Talgo Although the last few years have been difficult for most Americans, there still is much to love about the country President Abraham Lincoln called “the last best hope of earth” and President Ronald Reagan labeled “the shining city on a hill.” So, this ...
by Alfred Lubrano Our house came with an American flag. It seemed to complement our Small Town, U.S.A., zeitgeist. So we let it fly, enjoying its snap and rustle. Because it was old, however, it quickly grew tattered and moldy and had to be taken down. Fearing that my new South ...