The Nativism Behind The Push To Repeal

Six Decades Ago, As Mao's Communists Seized Power, The Question In Washington Was, 'who Lost China?' Now, As His Capitalist Descendants Stand Astride The World Stage And Washington Worries About Decline, It Seems To Be, 'who Lost America?'

In The End No Segregationist Scheme Has Withstood The Force Of A Simple Idea: Equality Under Law.

My Grandfather Was A General In The Nationalist Chinese Air Force During World War Ii, And I Grew Up Hearing The Pilot Stories And Seeing Pictures Of Him In Uniform.

From The Right, You Get Demagogues Shouting About Brown-skinned Anchor Babies And Clamoring To Deport The Undocumented. From The Left, You Get Advocacy For The Oppressed But Otherwise, When It Comes To National Civic Identity, Mainly Silence.

True Patriots Measure Themselves Not By Personal Wealth Or Power But By The Degree To Which They Contribute To The Community.