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What makes a 'good' patriot? Donald Trump may be surprised by an ethicist's answer

  • Written by Stewart Clem, Assistant Professor of Moral Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology
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When President Donald Trump talks about “patriots” – and he does, a lot – he probably doesn’t have in mind a fictional Black American sailor sitting in a cafe in Wales, listening to locals sing folks songs.

But in Ralph Ellison’s short story...

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