Tag Archives: American patriotism

What Makes a Good American Citizen?

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This essay was originally published in the Newport Daily News on September 30, 2017. I re-publish it today because of its continued relevance.) As a human body is only as healthy as its individual cells, so a civilization or … Continue reading →

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Building American Civicism

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Fred Zilian

(A version of this essay was published as “What It Means to Be a Good Citizen in the Age of Colin Kaepernick” by TheHill.com, on 11-17-17.) GQ’s recent selection of Colin Kaepernick as a “man of the year,” specifically “citizen … Continue reading →

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Part X: Judging the Unconventional Patriotic Citizen

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Fred Zilian

(A version of this essay was originally published as  “How Should We Judge Unconventional Patriotic Citizens Like Snowden and Kaepernick?”  by the History News Network-online on October 15, 2017.) This is the tenth essay in a series devoted to examining … Continue reading →

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