The Pledge of Allegiance and the "Persistent Appetite for Orthodox"
Tribalism is a hard habit to break, or even tame. Tribes demand common clothing, common rituals, common oaths, common symbols. And woe betide any nail that stands up; it will certainly get hammered down.
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The Persistent Appetite For Orthodoxy
Seventy-three years ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Americans could be forced to recite a loyalty oath to the nation. In Minersville School District v. Gobitis, a majority led by Ju…
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I'm always amazed at how the folks who shout the most about freedom are so often the ones so quick to restrict it for others.
For too many folks, "freedom" means "freedom to do what I think is the right stuff to do, and freedom to repress those who disagree." It's an old American tradition, dating back to our Puritan ancestors.