Look Past Partisanship and Celebrate 250 Years of Freedom
What is needed now is less partisanship and more affirmation of the uniqueness of being American.
It’s tragic that the country’s 250th anniversary is coming at a time of profoundly performative division.
In one part of America, and among certain classes, the very idea of patriotism is off limits. Once there was little difference between the parties in patriotic sentiment, but more recently — even before President Donald Trump — the gap has expanded dramatically. In Gallup’s most recent survey, 93% of Republicans call themselves very or extremely proud to be an American, versus just 27% of Democrats.
The rising class of anti-American Americans is concentrated in our cities and college towns, most notably among younger, educated people. One recent survey of young Americans concluded that most thought they were living in what surveyors described as “a dying empire led by bad people.”
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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?
We are not there now, but there is reason to worry that the United States is in danger, if we are not careful, of ceasing to be a nation with the principles of 1776 at its core.
National Civitas Institute Poll: Americans are Anxious and Frustrated, Creating a Challenging Environment for Leaders
The poll reveals a deeply pessimistic American electorate, with a majority convinced the nation is on the wrong track.
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Confronting the New Antisemitism
"The postwar effort 'to rebrand Judaism as a religion' has made it impossible for American Jews to understand what they are facing today, because what we are facing today is an attack on the idea of Jewish peoplehood.”
“Democratic” Socialism Is Undemocratic
By promoting class hatred, suppressing private initiative, and seeking enhanced control of our lives, today’s democratic socialists undermine patriotism and individual initiative—two qualities that have long distinguished the United States from other major nations.
