4th Of July: A Celebration Of Extremism
The 4th of July holiday puts me in mind of extremists. After all, that’s exactly what our founding fathers were. They were extremists because they didn’t believe in the “divine right” of monarchs to...
View ArticleDorso Column: Why Are So Many Willing To Give Up Their Freedoms
As we approach the 237th celebration of the Declaration of Independence I am struck by how little many of our citizens respect or cherish the sacrifices so many have made to insure our freedoms. While...
View Article4th Of July: A Celebration Of Extremism
The 4th of July holiday puts me in mind of extremists. After all, that’s exactly what our founding fathers were. They were extremists because they didn’t believe in the “divine right” of monarchs to...
View ArticleDorso Column: Why Are So Many Willing To Give Up Their Freedoms
As we approach the 237th celebration of the Declaration of Independence I am struck by how little many of our citizens respect or cherish the sacrifices so many have made to insure our freedoms. While...
View ArticleThe 4th Of July: A Celebration Of Extremism
I’ll be spending the 4th of July holiday with family. I published this column last year on Independence Day and it prompted a lot of discussion, so I thought I’d post it again this year. I hope you all...
View ArticleOn Television: Common Core And Fireworks
Here’s my television segment from last night on 6:30 Point of View with Chris Berg. Our topics of discussion were this parent/teacher survey showing some pretty miserable results for Common Core’s...
View ArticleDon’t Celebrate America, Celebrate Americans
Nationwide, consumers are on track to spend more than $675 million on fireworks this year, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association. Special to The ForumIn my newspaper column this week I...
View ArticleJohn Andrist: Everything Starts With Us
Therese Cuccia and her son Francis, 2, of Bethlehem, Connecticut participate in the Independence Day parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Gretchen ErtlOn the eve of the 4th of July...
View ArticlePrint Column: America Is an Idea That’s Greater Than This Ugly Moment
MINOT, N.D. — As we approach the most patriotic of American holidays there are reminders all around us that, for a certain faction of the American public, patriotism isn’t fashionable any more. The...
View ArticleDon’t Celebrate America, Celebrate Americans
In my newspaper column this week I wrote about Independence Day not as something more than a celebration of nationalism but a celebration of personal independence. The history of the American...
View ArticleJohn Andrist: Everything Starts With Us
On the eve of the 4th of July I decided to celebrate the holiday by googling George M. Cohan. If you don’t know who he was you must be younger than 50. And yet everyone knows something of him through...
View ArticlePrint Column: America Is an Idea That’s Greater Than This Ugly Moment
MINOT, N.D. — As we approach the most patriotic of American holidays there are reminders all around us that, for a certain faction of the American public, patriotism isn’t fashionable any more. The...
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