U.S. Embassies: Fly American Flags Only

House Republicans aren’t going to be able to accomplish much, but high on their “to do” list should be ensuring that the Red, White, and Blue is the only flag displayed by U.S.-government institutions overseas.

U.S. embassies shouldn’t be outposts of progressive evangelism. They shouldn’t fly or otherwise display the flag of any social movement or faction. It is no more appropriate to display the banner of Black Lives Matter than Blue Lives Matter. And the rainbow flag is not, as so many State Department employees seem to assume, a banner of universal righteousness.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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House Republicans aren’t going to be able to accomplish much, but high on their “to do” list should be ensuring that the Red, White, and Blue is the only flag displayed by U.S.-government institutions overseas.

U.S. embassies shouldn’t be outposts of progressive evangelism. They shouldn’t fly or otherwise display the flag of any social movement or faction. It is no more appropriate to display the banner of Black Lives Matter than Blue Lives Matter. And the rainbow flag is not, as so many State Department employees seem to assume, a banner of universal righteousness.