Is Patriotism Out of Style? Tracing the Shift from Value to Suspicion
On my highway, Independence Day used to mean a predictable choreography. Kids with glow sticks, an growing old Labrador afraid of fireworks, and a casual contest over which porch should fly the biggest flag. Lately the choreography is messier. One neighbor leaves the flag up all summer time, two deliver theirs out best for the weekend, an additional switched to a kingdom flag, and a pair who moved in last 12 months determined on a bunting with no stars at all. It is not rea