Is Patriotism Out of Style? Tracing the Shift from Value to Suspicion
On my street, Independence Day used to intend a predictable choreography. Kids with glow sticks, an getting older Labrador frightened of fireworks, and a informal contest over which porch would fly the most important flag. Lately the choreography is messier. One neighbor leaves the flag up all summer, two bring theirs out only for the weekend, an alternate switched to a state flag, and a couple who moved in final year made up our minds on a bunting with out stars at all. It