I am politically homeless. But that’s fine; I care much, much more about being American than any political party,” writes ...

You don’t have to be proud of our historical sublimation of women, but you can be proud of the 19th Amendment, suffrage, the ...

A new poll showed fewer Americans than ever feel “very” or “extremely” proud to be Americans. That got me thinking about my ...

On the eve of our nation’s 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel “extremely” or “very” proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 years Gallup has been asking ...

Globe Opinion asked readers and community members about their American identity. From pride to fear, here are some of the ...

For Independence Day, The New York Times asked voters what they valued about the United States, as well as what worried them.

Lee Greenwood reflects on his patriotic anthem "God Bless the USA," explaining how the 40-year-old song continues to resonate ...

An Australian by birth, I have celebrated the Fourth of July in a few ways: as a student on the Lower East Side of New York, ...

I wish the signers of our Declaration of Independence could see America now. We have much to thank them for.

OUR WORST NATIONAL STAIN also gave rise to our most inspiring mass movement: the civil rights struggle. We were challenged to ...

“And I think because I’m such a proud American and a proud immigrant, I came to America, I was asked to do, on July 4th, a big speech, the keynote speech at Mount Vernon, where George ...