Tag / patriotism
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The Breakdown Of Boycotts
In early 2011, the New York Times reported that college students across the country were calling for the removal of Chick-fil-A restaurants on campuses, in response to one restaurant donating food to a local Pennsylvania anti-LGBT group. Over the course of the next year, further investigations revealed that Chick-fil-A donated millions of dollars to strictly…
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Paid Patriotism
Simple expressions of patriotism—the national anthem, “God Bless America,” or the occasional ceremony celebrating a veteran’s return, to name a few—have a strong foothold in sports. But, as we learned in a November 4 report from Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, patriotism is often funded by the Department of Defense. The government agency paid…
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Newt’s Over Anxious Patriotism…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s infidelity now rests in pretty well-trodden territory. Even so, he has recently taken to the air in an effort to explain away some of his more pressing PR problems: “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked…
