WOUNDED BIRD

To the Hon. Charles P Pierce (title bestowed by me): This superb post is an example of why I read your blog. The patriotic holidays leave ...

THE NEW COLOSSUS Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, su...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable...

Just to show that I really am patriotic, here's a video of the U S Marine Band playing John Philip Sousa's "The Liberty Bell...