Oregon has been ranked the 5th most patriotic state in the US. Patriotism is a nuanced term open for interpretation. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines it as “love of one’s country, ...

Put in the simplest of terms, patriotism is love of one's country and its ideals.

But patriotism’s home base clearly is the United States. Fully half of Americans think their country is the best on Earth, ...

A new, self-imposed Iron Curtain blocks any challenging literature from making its way into the hands of the young and woke.

But then he never would have become Mark Twain — with all the heartache, frustration and bother that job entailed. It’s that dark side, usually cloaked by legend, that dominates Ron Chernow ...

One of the first places Joan took me when I started regularly visiting her on Staten Island was Snug Harbor. I was kind of ...

The European Union is not only an alternative model to the United States. Now, its former ally consider it an enemy.

My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, ...

On the occasion of US Independence Day, people across the country share messages of unity, freedom and remembrance. Many post ...