Author’s Note: This article was initially published on July 4, 2022. Resharing it on Independence Day 2024 (now 248 years after our nation’s founding) as the sentiments hold true.
I wasn’t always politically conservative. I was raised in a household of classically liberal Democrats, and I espoused those same classical liberal views until roughly my early thirties. (Truth be told, I still do, as I have some libertarian leanings, and much of what I consider traditional liberalism has given way to progressive leftism.) But I’ve always loved our country. Those same family members instilled in me a keen patriotism, love of our history, respect for our founders, and appreciation for the unique gift that is America.
Years ago, while mixing it up on a political message board that leaned left, the question was put to me by a leftward-leaning poster: Why do you love your country? On…
