Patriotism is the organising passion of modern political life in the United States yet its vitality defies obvious explanation. The country has no national education system. There’s neither compulsory military nor civil service. No government agency distributes the ubiquitous US flags, nor enforces observance of the rituals to country performed at
These Should Be the End Times for American Patriotism
Exceptionalism has always been core to American patriotism, and American exceptionalism is no longer tenable.
