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The Charlie Brown balloon floats on 6th Ave. during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on Nov. 23, 2017 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Anyone who hasn’t been slumbering under a rock for the past month has caught the news about how members of “Outrage Ranters Corporation”—call them ORCs, for short—have been hyperventilating whenever cherished symbols of Americana burst into the public square.
Marvin Folkertsma is a retired professor from Grove City College. He is the author of several books, including Ideology and Leadership, Agony of Survival, Criminal Intent, and The Thirteenth Commandment. Agony of Survival was an alternate selection of the Jewish Book Club and nominated for the National Jewish Book Award. He also is a frequent contributor of op-eds that have appeared in news publications throughout the country. His interests are wide-ranging and include American political institutions, political thought, literature, and American studies generally.
