About this episode

The episode critiques the media's portrayal of Independence Day and discusses the concept of 'critical patriotism' as expressed by Bruce Springsteen.

The elitist media put Independence Day fireworks on national TV, but afterward, they treated the smoke as a health hazard. PBS put on a half-hour special on Bruce Springsteen, who claimed his vicious partisan attacks are "critical patriotism." We hate, because we love?

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