What does it mean to love one’s country? What does it mean to defend the nation’s most important values, like democracy and justice? News events (recently) have gotten me thinking about these ...

It's important to display the American flag in every public school classroom, as most schools have realized. It's more than a symbolic reminder of our country. The flag inspires students' reflection ...

There is a particular kind of silence that greets progress in Nigeria—when food prices fall, inflation slows, the country is positively recognised, debts paid, or things begin to work. It is the kind ...