Quickie
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Patriot's Journey
Ted spent yesterday in this t-shirt, found (amazingly enough) at Target: Hope everyone had a very fine holiday. This is a Patriot’s Journey post. Remember to check out the other Patriotic Journeyers: Drumwaster, The Bastage, Inessential Musings, and The Edge of Reason
Tags: Patriot's Journey, patriotism
Cursed Efficient Cell Towers
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under In Uniform, Over The Seas
We are, in defiance of modern convention, raising our children to be cognizant of history, the sacrifices of those who came before, and to love their country. I both hope and fear that they will be moved to serve in the armed forces some day (particularly Daughter who is Leadership Material), and if they do, [...]
Tags: how's the old ticker?, patriotism
What Makes Us Different
Posted by Mad Rocket Scientist | Filed under Guest Authors, Liberating Liberty
(Guest blogger: Mad Rocket Scientist from Afternoons With the Mad Rocket Scientist) My friends M & A were visiting The Wife and I this weekend, and before they came up to The Secret Lair, they spent a day in Seattle. M & A are both well educated and have traveled across Europe quite extensively. They [...]
Tags: earn it, patriotism
“Tear Down This Wall,” and Other Moments of Which *I* am Proud
Posted by Ted Bronson | Filed under Nostalgia
Reagan stood in Berlin, Germany on June tenth of 1987 and challenged Gorby to “tear down this wall.” In August of that same year, back home the FCC was allowing capitalism and the First Amendment to finally work together by getting rid of the Fairness Doctrine. In October, Jesse Jackson announced his plans to run [...]
Tags: Heroes, patriotism
We’d Like Drones, Please
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis
Institute of Education researchers in Britain have decided that to teach patriotism in schools is wrong. And I quote: Patriotism should be avoided in school lessons because British history is “morally ambiguous”, a leading educational body recommends. History and citizenship lessons should stick to the bare facts rather than encouraging loyalty to Britain when covering [...]
