The Pledge of Allegiance is a forced display of performative patriotism rooted in nativism, bigotry, and salesmanship. Originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892, the pledge was written as part of ...

FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) – The national Pledge of Allegiance is very well known, but do you know the Pledge of West Virginia? Well, ...

Iowa Democrat Christina Bohannan called patriotism "sensitive and controversial" in a 2021 newsletter now resurfacing in her ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida on Wednesday introduced ...

The mayor of a remote Colorado town sparked outrage after he nixed the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance from public meetings. Shane Fuhrman, mayor of the 550-person town of Silverton, announced ...

The Pledge of Allegiance began as a promotion in a children’s magazine. In his book about the pledge, author Richard Ellis describes an upsurge of devotion to the flag after the Civil War. It included ...

A North Dakota school board has nixed reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before each meeting — deciding it didn’t align with the district’s values. The Fargo School Board voted 7-2 Tuesday to drop the ...

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” During the Pledge, ...

The decision stunned educators and parents in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove, Calif. In Portland, Ore., district officials said it would have little effect on schools. And for some 23,000 students ...