Almost every candidate who took the stage Wednesday night at the GOP primary debate wore a flag pin on their lapel – but one candidate went a step further, and wore two.

Donald Trump’s campaign is billing it as a must-have fashion accessory for his supporters: an American flag lapel pin with the former president’s name scrawled in gold block letters across ...

He says the flag lapel pins in his collection don’t really date back before mid-century. “I don’t think it was a common thing for men and women to wear before the Second World War,” he says.

But the lapel pin can speak volumes. We forget the pin’s versatility, because in recent years the lapels of American politicians have mostly served as real estate for American flag pins.

Listeners respond to stories from Friday's program. They weigh in on flag lapel pins and NPR's coverage of the death of former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.

Thus spawned the false claim about ABC News enacting a new policy banning lapel pins in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people.

No, we do flag pins and bumper stickers. And not even bumper stickers. Bumper magnets. Because stickers are tough to get off, and we may change our mind about never forgetting.