There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical ...

Conditional patriotism is not lesser patriotism. In fact, it may be the purest form of national love. As Mr. Brooks himself once wrote, the goal of love is “ to enhance the life of another. ” Applied ...

With Independence Day upon us, celebrating 248 years as a nation, my thoughts turn, as they often do, to the meaning of patriotism. When I speak of patriotism, I don't mean what it's been bastardized ...

People join the United States military for many different reasons. They may want technical training, a paycheck, college money, or even simple travel and adventure. Others, like my new friend, former ...

With several thousand Santa Feans, I joined Saturday’s No Kings march. Contrary to accusations of some political leaders, I’m not part of Hamas nor a “uniting Marxist.” I’m an ordained United Church ...

This is the time of year I always think about patriotism--I mean what it actually means, rather than what some have decided, for their own reasons, that it means. Put in the simplest of terms, ...