Broke and Patriotic: Why Poor Americans Love Their Country

Last Friday, Pioneer Institute held an event in Boston at which Francesco Duina, professor of sociology at Bates College, spoke about his book Broke and Patriotic. In a deep blue state like Massachusetts where there is a constant drumbeat from the chattering class about the immorality of the growing income inequality in America, Professor Duina presented data from the book      that poor Americans are actually more patriotic than middle class and wealthy Americans. Much of the book explains why

Last Friday, Pioneer Institute held an event in Boston at which Francesco Duina, professor of sociology at Bates College, spoke about his book Broke and Patriotic. In a deep blue state like Massachusetts where there is a constant drumbeat from the chattering class about the immorality of the growing income inequality in America, Professor Duina presented data from the book      that poor Americans are actually more patriotic than middle class and wealthy Americans. Much of the book explains why…