Patriotism

“Let Us Die to Make Men Free”

Richard M. Gamble — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:43:05 +0000

“Let Us Die to Make Men Free” Richard M. Gamble Mon, 06/24/2019 - 18:43

Stop the War on History

Edwin S. Grosvenor — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:16:30 +0000

Stop the War on History Edwin S. Grosvenor Mon, 07/03/2017 - 05:16

Are There Too Many New Deal Diaries?

Frank Freidel — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:31:00 +0000

Are There Too Many New Deal Diaries? Frank Freidel Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:31

Compromise 4: Whittling Down The New Deal

David M. Kennedy — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:26:32 +0000

Compromise 4: Whittling Down The New Deal David M. Kennedy Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:26

10 Moments that Made American Business

John Steele Gordon — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:16:58 +0000

10 Moments that Made American Business John Steele Gordon Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:16

“How Would You Like to be Attached to the Red Army?”

Robert Hopkins — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:08:33 +0000

“How Would You Like to be Attached to the Red Army?” Robert Hopkins Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:08

Books Worth Reading on Modern America

William E. Leuchtenburg — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:06:02 +0000

Books Worth Reading on Modern America William E. Leu… Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:06

The Dangerous Summer of 1940

John Lukacs — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:17:35 +0000

The Dangerous Summer of 1940 John Lukacs Fri, 01/21/2011 - 02:17

“Our German Wehrmacht Is Being Stopped By A Shadow”

Corey Ford — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:10:56 +0000

“Our German Wehrmacht Is Being Stopped By A Shadow” Corey Ford Thu, 01/20/2011 - 11:10

A Thought About Dissent

Ellen Feldman — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:36:03 +0000

A Thought About Dissent Ellen Feldman Mon, 09/26/2005 - 19:36

My recent comments about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Bonus March seem to have incited two of my fellow bloggers to entries of their own. They were not in agreement with my views. I will not address the political issues, but I do apologize for my historical mistake. As Frederic Schwarz observed, the Bonus Marchers were not still there when FDR took office. Some of them had returned.

The dissents, however, did set me thinking. I am a runner. I usually jog around the Reservoir in Central Park, and while I still thrill to the sight of the New York skyline to the south, even four years later I cannot help noticing the gap where the Twin Towers used to be. There is an irony to this hole in the cityscape, and in the entire nation. Like most New Yorkers, I never regarded the towers as icons of the city. That role was reserved for the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings. 9/11, of course, changed all that.

On weekends, however, I run along a country lane, quiet but not deserted, another view of America. As I round a bend in the road, there is usually a car parked in a driveway. The car wears a bumper sticker. The message on the sticker is only three words, but each time I see them, I have the same reaction. My knees pump harder, my lungs expand, and I feel a surge of energy. Even my Cairn terrier, who, like most Americans, came here from somewhere else—Scotland in her case—picks up the pace. The bumper sticker reads, “Dissent Is Patriotic.”