Throughout history there are examples of how something fantastic and wonderful has been co-opted to represent something… well… not so fantastic; sometimes often ...

The Los Angeles Police Department banned the Thin Blue Line flag from public areas within police departments this week over a complaint that the flag represented "violent, extremist views." LAPD Chief ...

Mr. Kweku is a special projects editor in Times Opinion. Among the banners that Donald Trump’s supporters carried as they stormed the Capitol three years ago — 2016’s Make America Great Again flags ...

In December 2017, the village of Mount Prospect debuted a new symbol for its police department. The shield-shaped patch overlaid an outline of Illinois and the year of the village’s incorporation, ...

The "Thin Blue Line" flag, though simple in design, is anything but when it comes to meaning. The imagery has been upheld by cops and conservative activists to demonstrate support for law enforcement.