This weekend I will be putting our American flag out on its well-worn bracket on the front of our house to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. Happy birthday, America. Sincerely.

A word about the flag that flies on my front porch. It’s an American flag, of course. It hangs next to an Ohio flag, whose holder is attached to the opposite porch pillar.

A new housing development in Gastonia, North Carolina, has drawn attention for reportedly requiring residents who move in to fly the American flag on their front porch in a show of patriotism. The ...