Tag: A Field of Yellow

  • The Flag and the Rattlesnake

    The Flag and the Rattlesnake

    A Foundational Parable of Symbols, Silence, and Sovereignty There are two flags flying in front of the house: the Flag of Palestine and the First Navy Jack, hand-stitched, weatherworn, and fully intentional. To passersby—especially in “these times”—the display seems provocative. Contradictory, even. They look for conflict where there is none, scanning the house not for…

  • A Field of Yellow

    A Field of Yellow

    The vexillolinguistic phrase “a field of yellow” refers to a flag with a yellow or gold background