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Patriotism and the Presidential Campaign
There is no better time to talk about patriotism than the Fourth of July in the middle of a presidential campaign. John McCain and Barack Obama represent two different but very important patriotic traditions.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThere is no better time to talk about patriotism than the Fourth of July in the middle of a presidential campaign. John McCain and Barack Obama represent two different but very important patriotic traditions. That's according to Peter Beinart, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, who wrote the cover story on this week's Time magazine.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Peter Beinart
editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, author of The Beinart Notebook Substack, professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York
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3 of 3The Beijing Olympics: Promises and Realities- 1:40Tour Extension for Troops in Afghanistan
- 7:47The Beijing Olympics: Promises and Realities
- 44:33Patriotism and the Presidential CampaignYou’re reading this