Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
The New American Brass Band, "Hail, Columbia" from The Civil War: Original Soundtrack Recording (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Should these be called the United States of Columbia instead of the United States of America? Should we be Columbians—as distinct from Colombians—instead of Americans? Or is it best that Columbia remains a poetic name, unsullied by the contentious business of improving, restoring, changing, maintaining, building, and conserving this faltering & yet still great experiment in popular sovereignty that we call America?

If these were the United States of Columbia, would our national capital be Washington, District of America?

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