Harriet Hageman: “Mr. Newland, I would like to visit with you about H.R. 1240.”

In Gallup’s 25-year patriotism survey, just 17 percent, or less than 1 in 5 American adults, reported that they were ‘very proud’ of being an American.

We must stop pretending that America is just an idea, or that we have no shared culture worth fighting for.

They're very backwards people. I kind of look at them like flat-Earthers. They're very backwards people in the way that they approach things.

I am, in fact, optimistic that those festivities we’ve already enjoyed are currently inspiring a new sense of purpose in our national identity.