If we make room for a second American national anthem, it’s America the Beautiful, a song so rounded and inclusive, it’s a national hymn, if
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A Different Flag Day 2020, Star Spangled With Doubts
Among so much change, Flag Day 2020 will be different as we celebrate cultural diversity surrounded by protest and affirmations of unity. By David Stone
Is The Lincoln Project Really Defeating Trump?
For the Lincoln Project, defeating Trump — and Trumpism — in the next elections means saving the country, nothing less. By David Stone We have
Which America Now, Good or Bad, Do You Celebrate?
Which America Do You Celebrate? I wrote this four years ago when the idea of Trump as president seemed a joke, but the joke was
Truth: Why America Is Not Great
Back then, I never imagined I’d write these words: America Is Not Great. Unthinkable, but an article in the New York Times, Please Stop Telling
Star Spangled Banner Story, American Spirit, British Drinking Song
The Star Spangled Banner Story ain’t what they taught us back in school, although that version skims some truth. I wanted to know more. The
