A Substack post by a Canadian sports writer claimed Republican officials were "quietly told" to ditch alternative pins in ...

"Employees cannot have pride flags, lapel pins, badge lanyard[s], TEAMS backgrounds, clothing, laptop stickers... or anything related to pride in their offices," Cowing wrote on his blog ...

the rainbow-colored pride flag probably comes to mind right away. Its iconic stripes and hues can be found on flagpoles, front porches and lapel pins (not to mention plenty of other merchandise).

These pins were worn by the wives of soldiers serving in World War One. This shows how the government created a sense of national pride in activities that were generating huge numbers of ...