Why I’m thankful to be an American

It’s too easy to lose sight of what makes this country great.

“Statue of Liberty” by Koshyk is licensed under CC BY 2.0

A friend shared with me the Counting Crows rendition of This Land Is Your Land. Give a listen. Woody Guthrie would approve, I think.

It’s a patriotic song. In my circles, patriotism has been out of favor for a long time–for half a century, really, since the days of Vietnam and…