Why Are Americans Less Patriotic Than Ever? ^55.2%

Reason.com - By Nick Gillespie - 7/2/2026, 8:28 PM

Negativity Bias 46.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 32.2% - Hasty Generalization 27.3%

As America gears up to celebrate its 250th birthday, you've probably encountered headlines like this Newsweek one: US Gen Z, Young Millennials Less Patriotic Than Older Generations: Poll. It's true that polls consistently show that younger Americans are more likely to be ambivalent about the United States than their parents or... more