Dick Flacks

Dick Flacks teaches sociology at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, and is the author of Making History: The
American Left and the American Mind (Columbia).

Activism July 18, 2002

The Port Huron Statement at 40

On its anniversary, two of its authors assess its relevance for today.

Tom Hayden and Dick Flacks
History May 16, 2002

Patriotism’s Secret History

Our most cherished national symbols—from the Pledge of Allegiance to "America the Beautiful" to Lady Liberty's poetry—are rooted in liberal ideals.

Peter Dreier and Dick Flacks

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Dick Flacks

Activism July 18, 2002

The Port Huron Statement at 40

On its anniversary, two of its authors assess its relevance for today.

Tom Hayden and Dick Flacks

History May 16, 2002

Patriotism’s Secret History

Our most cherished national symbols—from the Pledge of Allegiance to "America the Beautiful" to Lady Liberty's poetry—are rooted in liberal ideals.

Peter Dreier and Dick Flacks