HeyJaredReal Patriotism with Terry Moran
Real Patriotism is a place for clear-eyed reporting and essential moral argument about American democracy and power in our time. Non-partisan, independent—but not blind to reality—this journal is for people who want to understand what America is becoming.
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"When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead." (opens the original)
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The Republican Party was founded in 1856 in Ripon, Wisconsin. And in the 170 years of its existence, 19 Republicans have become President of the United States, among them some of the highest-character individuals ever to hold that office.Abraham Lincoln. Theodore Roosevelt. Dwight Eisenhower. Ronald Reagan.<div
Civic Thuggery (opens the original)
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Last night, I slept in a 19th Century cabin on the shore of Lake Michigan in Juddville, Wisconsin. All night long I could hear the waves.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ztzi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_
American in Person: What Iowa Told Me (opens the original)
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America in Person: Iowa is the first installment of a new kind of reporting project for me: getting out into the country, away from the studios and the political shouting, and listening. At the Iowa State Fair, in Marshalltown and Carroll County, in a Des Moines barbershop and along the campaign trail, we asked people what mattered to them—and let them answer in their own words. I hope you’ll watch.
"Then Give Them All The Lie" (opens the original)
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"We have only begun / to love the earth." (opens the original)
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