Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets
Reason logo Reason logo
  • Latest
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
    • Crossword
  • Video
    • Reason TV
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • Just Asking Questions
    • Free Media
    • The Reason Interview
  • Podcasts
    • All Shows
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    • The Soho Forum Debates
    • Just Asking Questions
  • Volokh
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
    • Donate Online
    • Donate Crypto
    • Ways To Give To Reason Foundation
    • Torchbearer Society
    • Planned Giving
  • Subscribe
    • Reason Plus Subscription
    • Gift Subscriptions
    • Print Subscription
    • Subscriber Support

Login Form

Create new account
Forgot password

America, [Frig] Yeah!

Jesse Walker | 7.4.2010 9:20 AM

Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google
Media Contact & Reprint Requests

On Independence Day, what better way to pay tribute to America than with Daniel Hamilton's flash-animation classic, Journey: A Tribute to America?

Bonus link: The clip's creator has a cameo in an article I wrote back in 2001.

Start your day with Reason. Get a daily brief of the most important stories and trends every weekday morning when you subscribe to Reason Roundup.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

NEXT: Immigration, Then and Now

Jesse Walker is books editor at Reason and the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google
Media Contact & Reprint Requests

Hide Comments (21)

Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.

  1. Max   15 years ago

    Bad taste in politics, good taste in music. Happy 4th, Jesse.

    1. Jesse Walker   15 years ago

      Happy 4th, Max. And I don't actually like Journey all that much, so don't worry, I'm still batting .000.

      1. Max   15 years ago

        I was just trying to be nice. I don't like it at all.

  2. BakedPenguin   15 years ago

    Wow, Jesse. I never figured you to be passive-aggressive, but after suffering through half of that video...

    1. BakedPenguin   15 years ago

      My bad. When I wrote the above post, I didn't know the video was from 2001.

  3. ?   15 years ago

    It made my balls hurt.

  4. SIV   15 years ago

    Nothing is more American than the music of Chuck Berry:
    Back In The USA

    1. 80sfan   15 years ago

      Yes.. The MC5 cover was also worthy. But you'll have to excuse me, I have to return some (security) videotapes

    2. Mike Laursen   15 years ago

      Thank you. That was awesome!

      1. AlmightyJB   15 years ago

        +1. Chuck Berry's da man.

  5. Aresen   15 years ago

    Happy Birthday, guys.

    1. Resident Smartass   15 years ago

      *toots vuvuzela*

  6. Robert   15 years ago

    What is "heaven is defined a moose" supposed to be?

    1. BakedPenguin   15 years ago

      "Living just to find emotion"

  7. JW   15 years ago

    Dear Jesse,

    Please don't ever do that again.

  8. Milo   15 years ago

    What?!? No NUGE ?!?

    1. SIV   15 years ago

      hier

  9. Brian Sorgatz   15 years ago

    Just to be cantankerous (you know me), I'll link to a YouTube lip-sync of the British drinking song whose melody became that of our national anthem. Since it celebrates the arts of Venus and Bacchus rather than of Mars, this version of the lyrics may be morally superior. I'm just saying.

    1. Crickets   15 years ago

      ...

      1. Brian Sorgatz   15 years ago

        Ironically, the crickets took a break from chirping to leave that comment. I wasn't greeted with absolute silence after all.

  10. Mike Laursen   15 years ago

    This is why Steve Jobs had to ban Flash from the iPhone. HTML5 just doesn't have the power to showcase crappy music at this level of crappiness.

Please log in to post comments

Mute this user?

  • Mute User
  • Cancel

Ban this user?

  • Ban User
  • Cancel

Un-ban this user?

  • Un-ban User
  • Cancel

Nuke this user?

  • Nuke User
  • Cancel

Un-nuke this user?

  • Un-nuke User
  • Cancel

Flag this comment?

  • Flag Comment
  • Cancel

Un-flag this comment?

  • Un-flag Comment
  • Cancel

Latest

The DOJ Says It Will Challenge Unconstitutional Gun Policies. Maybe It Should Stop Defending Them.

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2025 3:35 PM

Trump Says China Didn't Buy Soybeans While Biden Was President. Here's What the Data Show.

Eric Boehm | 12.10.2025 2:20 PM

Trump Will Let Nvidia Sell Chips to China—but the Feds Will Get 25 Percent of the Profits

Tosin Akintola | 12.10.2025 11:44 AM

Massachusetts Church's 'ICE Was Here' Nativity Scene Is Protected Speech, Even if ICE Doesn't Like It

Autumn Billings | 12.10.2025 11:15 AM

Guatemala's 'Free' Parking Sparked a Market No One Planned

Katarina Hall | 12.10.2025 10:30 AM

Recommended

  • About
  • Browse Topics
  • Events
  • Staff
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media
  • Shop
  • Amazon
Reason Facebook@reason on XReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeApple PodcastsReason on FlipboardReason RSS Add Reason to Google

© 2025 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

r

I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS!

Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best. Your support means more reporters, more investigations, and more coverage.

Make a donation today! No thanks
r

I WANT TO FUND FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS

Every dollar I give helps to fund more journalists, more videos, and more amazing stories that celebrate liberty.

Yes! I want to put my money where your mouth is! Not interested
r

SUPPORT HONEST JOURNALISM

So much of the media tries telling you what to think. Support journalism that helps you to think for yourself.

I’ll donate to Reason right now! No thanks
r

PUSH BACK

Push back against misleading media lies and bad ideas. Support Reason’s journalism today.

My donation today will help Reason push back! Not today
r

HELP KEEP MEDIA FREE & FEARLESS

Back journalism committed to transparency, independence, and intellectual honesty.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks
r

STAND FOR FREE MINDS

Support journalism that challenges central planning, big government overreach, and creeping socialism.

Yes, I’ll support Reason today! No thanks
r

PUSH BACK AGAINST SOCIALIST IDEAS

Support journalism that exposes bad economics, failed policies, and threats to open markets.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks
r

FIGHT BAD IDEAS WITH FACTS

Back independent media that examines the real-world consequences of socialist policies.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks
r

BAD ECONOMIC IDEAS ARE EVERYWHERE. LET’S FIGHT BACK.

Support journalism that challenges government overreach with rational analysis and clear reasoning.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks
r

JOIN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

Support journalism that challenges centralized power and defends individual liberty.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks
r

BACK JOURNALISM THAT PUSHES BACK AGAINST SOCIALISM

Your support helps expose the real-world costs of socialist policy proposals—and highlight better alternatives.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks
r

FIGHT BACK AGAINST BAD ECONOMICS.

Donate today to fuel reporting that exposes the real costs of heavy-handed government.

Yes, I’ll donate to Reason today! No thanks