Don’t Draw Conclusions From the Flags Mrs. Alito and I Choose to Fly
This Columnist Believes in the Right to Freely Choose What Flies in Front of One’s Home
Early last year my city councilmember, who likes to walk his dog through our neighborhood, stopped me as he strolled by.
“Are you Mexican?” he asked.
“Nope, I’m Scots Irish,” I replied. “But Mexico is a great country. I’m doing a lot of work there these days.”
The councilmember’s question was not out of the blue. I had been flying the flag of Mexico outside my house for the past six months. He assumed it was some sort of statement.
In fact, I’m a serial and eccentric flier of flags on the $7 plastic …
