This Independence Day weekend, our little world will be draped in flags, symbols of American patriotism, freedom and things it will soon be illegal to burn. Now, I love parades and fireworks as much as the next citizen, but all that Old Glory-waving reminds me of the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Pledge of Allegiance is screwed up. Deeply flawed. I've been wanting to rewrite it for a long time. In case you haven't recited the POA since elementary school, let's look at it again:

I pledge allegiance to the flag
Of the United States of America
And to the republic for which it stands... Read more