It seems you can't go anywhere the week of the Fourth of July without coming face-to-face with the Stars and Stripes.

Independence Day always ushers in a collection of red, white and blue words whose meanings have morphed over the years – hardening some as they seem to become more insidious and far removed from our Founding Fathers: patriotism, nationalism, freedom, liberty.

America.

I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be a patriot in this 2025 version of our American experiment – President........

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