Megan Rapinoe Is a Patriot
The U.S. women’s national soccer team didn’t just win a match against England—it’s making the case for a different kind of patriotism.
by Franklin Foer
Jul 02, 2019
3 minutes
Two days before President Trump commandeers the Mall to stage his grotesque celebration of American nationhood, the U.S. women’s national soccer team replicated the results of the original revolution, with a savvy and wilful defeat of England.
It’s important to pause and contrast these two events—Donald Trump’s efforts to rebrand the Fourth of July and the women earning a place in the World Cup finals. Trump’s blood-and-soil spectacle on the Mall is the
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