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TH Mag Exclusive: Back-to-School Patriotism

Akagi2 Wrote: Sep 16, 2009 4:04 PM
I can name most countries just by looking at their flags and can place most on the map (Africa is a tad problematic).

I doubt the like or dislike of BB has any impact on anyone's knowlege or interest in history.

Editor’s Note: This exclusive back-to-school piece from Bill Bennett first appeared in the September 2009 issue of Townhall magazine. Click here to subscribe and get a free copy of Glenn Beck’s new book, “Arguing With Idiots.”

Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, American history is an irreversible force, ever-progressing and changing the course of human history. Within the past five years alone, America established the first modern democratic state in the Middle East and elected the first African-American president in history. Yet, as students made their way back into America’s classrooms this fall, studies show that our...

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