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So, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Flyers have decided to end their decades-long tradition of playing the late Kate Smith’s (1907–1986) version of the song “God Bless America” at their games.
The New York Yankees stand at attention as God Bless America is sung during the seventh inning stretch at the last regular season game at Yankee Stadium on September 21, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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