Melanie Kirkpatrick

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Melanie Kirkpatrick is a writer-journalist based in Connecticut and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. She contributes reviews and commentary to various publications, including The Wall Street Journal, for which she worked from 1980 until mid-2009.

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    Thanksgiving: A Uniquely American Holiday

    Melanie Kirkpatrick
    Just about every country has a national day, a holiday when citizens stop to honor their constitution, celebrate a monarch’s birthday, recall the day their nation was liberated from colonial rule, or otherwise pay tribute to their country’s origins. The United States isn’t unique in celebrating a day of independence. But Thanksgiving is something else….
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