I should have avoided Facebook
The only thing worse than the sunny-day patriotism on my Facebook and Twitter feeds is the open use of a national tragedy to score political points. How dare some people…
Too much of a good thing is scary
In my opinion, I’m a good citizen. I think America is a great country and I feel lucky to have been born here. I love fireworks and draught beer and…
Have you already forgotten what Sept. 12 felt like?
I started my “career” as a newspaper columnist 10 years ago Sept. 3.My first column ever was about the fact that I was going to be writing a column —…
Patriotism as decoration …
Some candidates wear their patriotism on their sleeve … or their lapel, to be more accurate. Whether or not they love their country is determined by whether or not they…