08.11.2008 12:32 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The opening ceremony of the Olympics presented by the Chinese Friday night was breath-taking in a way we may never again experience in our lifetimes. In sheer numbers it was astonishing to anyone in the performing arts: more than 15,000…

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07.30.2008 12:24 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Almost daily, you hear a commercial or see in print a plea to “buy American”. But what is American?
I own two cars. A Ford 500 that was assembled in Illinois and consists of 70% US/Canadian parts. The engine was…

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07.07.2008 11:30 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A reader’s letter printed on the Fourth of July questioned whether or not our nations patriotism has been “dumbed down”. Are you kidding? What hasn’t been dumbed down in America the last 30 years? Lawsuits have been won by people…

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07.07.2008 11:28 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
What is Patriotism? Many Americans, especially the conservative ones, would answer that particular question with some version of the phrase “My country, right or wrong!” which was originally spoken in 1816 by Stephen Decater, a returning war hero. The full…

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04.30.2008 10:13 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Vietnam, April 30, 1975. Saigon falls and becomes Ho Chi Minh City after the loss of over 58,000 American lives. As this day rapidly approaches, we again hear nothing from our news media. We have decided to forget our lessons and…

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