The U.S. Is Terrific — and We Need to Keep It That Way

At National Review, we love America.

Does that sound obvious? It ought to. And yet, at present, the obvious things are not always quite as obvious as they should be. Prior to this year’s July 4 celebration, Gallup asked Americans whether they were proud to be American. The results were disgraceful. “A record-low 58% of U.S. adults say they are ‘extremely’ (41%) or ‘very’ (17%) proud to be an American,” the outlet reported, “down nine percentage points from last year and five points below the prior low from 2020.” By contrast, “In January 2001, when Gallup first asked Americans how proud they were, 87% said they were extremely or very proud.”