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What Does All-American Patriotism Look Like? Rachel Campos-Duffy Asked Her Coworkers

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I was recently sitting on a waterfront in the Hudson Valley, staring across at Orange County, New York — where George Washington spent more than a year encamped during the Revolutionary War. It was also the site of the Newburgh Conspiracy, when Continental soldiers, angered over lack of pay, planned to stage a mutiny. But the revolt ended when Washington, while reading a letter supporting the army’s demands, paused to put on his glasses.

“Gentlemen, you must pardon me. I have grown gray in your service and now find myself growing blind,” Washington said, moving the men to tears and ending the mutiny right there.

It sounds silly (and believe me, I was made fun of), but I started crying too just thinking about it. My heart swells with a patriotic pride every time I’m surrounded by the living inheritance of our ancestors and forefathers and think of the sacrifices they made for this great country. But apparently, I’m in the minority in Gen Z when........

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