The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 have inspired a greater outpouring of patriotism by the American people than most, if not all, previous wars. The signs of this upsurge are everywhere. Just look again at all the American flags, he says, which continue to fly more than a month after the attacks from office windows, Victorian porches and the antennas of battered pickup trucks. There surely was nothing like it during the years of Korea, Vietnam, or even the Gulf War. Fortress of freedom Before lunching with President Bush yesterday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid his respects to the shattered Pentagon building, a target of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Freedom is our flag.
And freedom in the world has one irreplaceable bulwark, the United States of America. I'd go to see it. It's been ten years since the controversial confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Clarence Thomas Story. The book goes beyond the Anita Hill trials to examine not only the justice's personal and political philosophies, but the often overlooked political impact that Justice Thomas has had on this country.