The Only Way for Muslim Americans to Be Considered Patriotic: Stay Silent

From Khizr Khan to Fareed Zakaria, Muslims who speak out are smeared as un-American.

Laila Lalami

We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections

Because, you know, it’s not as if Washington has ever done the same thing to other countries.

William Greider

Top 10 4th of July Songs

These 10 songs make clear both what’s great about the US and what still needs critical attention.

Peter Rothberg

July 14, 1789: French Revolutionaries Storm the Bastille

What are people really celebrating when they mark the anniversary of “Bastille Day”?

Richard Kreitner

‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ by Frederick Douglass

This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, and not merely because of the date on the calendar.

Dave Zirin

Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney

Romney misattributed the key quote of his Florida victory speech to the pamphleteer. But that's hardly the only reason why Paine would have decried the Bain Capitalist.

John Nichols

American Patriots

Here's a salute to America's true patriots: librarians on the frontlines of free inquiry, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and peace activists across the nation.

the Editors

Patriotism Is Nonpartisan

Challenging a mistaken war can take more courage than fighting one.

George McGovern

True Patriotism

The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.

Eric Foner

Bennett’s Pledge of Allegiance

Marcus G. Raskin