Who says irony is dead? Then again, they'll probably be sewn by illegal Mexican immigrants, anyway.

(via ThinkProgress)

The Fourth of July is the peak season for purchasing American flags. In 2006, $5.3 million worth of U.S. flags were imported from other countries, mostly from China. Now, a “move is on in state legislatures to ensure that the flags folks will be flying and buying this Independence Day were made on this fruited plain.”