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…

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…

In his 1960 inaugural speech, President John F. Kennedy implored us to “don’t ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Well, it’s 2008 and while I certainly cannot speak for all Americans,…

I had to laugh the other day when President Bush called Iran the biggest exporter of terrorism in the world today.  Not that I necessarily disagree, but I thought that an American accusing some other country of terrorizing other nations…