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Graphic by Jordan Lee.

Patriotism should not be a partisan issue

Stuart Lombard September 24, 2020

Graphic above by Jordan Lee. A popular refrain that I have heard many on the political right saying is that Democrats and liberals hate America. That idea could not be further from the truth. Patriotism...

N.F.L. players are protesting the right way

September 28, 2017

N.F.L. players are protesting again, and like last time, everybody is angry about it. When this happened the first  time, we talked about whether or not it’s legal, or if the N.F.L. was the right place...

I Sit With Kaepernick

September 22, 2016

Recently San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has stirred controversy by taking a political stance against the national anthem. A literal stance. For the past several weeks Kaepernick has taken...

America's patriotism causes double-standard

February 14, 2015

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines patriotism as “cultural attachment to one’s homeland or devotion to one’s country.” So there shouldn’t have been anything wrong when Holly Fisher of West...

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