Ben RailtonBen Railton is Professor of English and American Studies at Fitchburg State University. He's the author of six books on American national identity and collective memory, most recently Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patrioism. Dr. Railton also writes the daily American Studies blog, contributes the bimonthly Considering History column to the Saturday Evening Post, and is a prolific public scholarly Tweeter @AmericanStudier. Read More Read Less