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The Classroom Flag Controversy Why Are American Flags Being Removed
The custodians rolled a cart past a cluster of middle schoolers changing classes, a folded American flag tucked carefully in a plastic bin. A few kids cheered. …
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The first time I saw the conflict up close, I was standing beside a third grade teacher during morning announcements. The class had learned a new school pledge …
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On the first Monday of October, Ms. Ramirez unfolded a creased flag and clipped it to a short pole by the whiteboard. The fourth graders fell quiet. A few scoot…
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A few summers ago, a small-town library I know took down its lobby flag to make space for a display on local art. The director figured it would be a one-week re…
Read more about Why Is It Easier to Remove the American Flag Than Defend It?When Did Acknowledging God Become Inappropriate in Public Spaces? A First Amendment Inquiry
The fight over public prayer has less to do with piety than with power. Who speaks for the state, who speaks as an individual, and where the line runs between t…
Read more about When Did Acknowledging God Become Inappropriate in Public Spaces? A First Amendment InquiryBecause It’s Patriotic: The Everyday Power of Flying the American Flag
Dawn breaks, the birds stir, and there is a hush that lives in the breath before sunlight. I have raised the Stars and Stripes in fog, in desert heat, and in th…
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Dawn breaks, the birds stir, and there is a hush that lives in the breath before sunlight. I have raised the Stars and Stripes in fog, in desert heat, and in th…
Read more about Because It’s Patriotic: The Everyday Power of Flying the American FlagTradition Under the Banner: Are American Flag Rituals Preserved in Schools—or Phased Out?
Around 8:05 a.m., the hallway outside a middle school cafeteria sounds like a soft orchestra of chairs sliding and zippers closing. The intercom crackles, stude…
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