Sorry, Bad Bunny — the USA Is Indeed ‘America’

Sad to say, he’s late to the game. Americans began calling themselves Americans in the 1700s.

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Bad Bunny performs at the Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., February 8, 2026.

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It might be the first time that Bad Bunny has been suspected of cribbing from Irving Berlin.

Near the end of his Super Bowl half-time show, the Puerto Rican rapper said “God bless America.” For many Americans, they were the only words that they could understand and ones that they, presumably, appreciated.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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