http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2014/07/the_star_spangled_banner_four_reasons_it_shouldn_t_be_the_national_anthem.html

This July Fourth weekend “The Star-Spangled Banner” will blare patriotically at baseball stadiums, parades, and fireworks displays across the country. Last year, Slate music critic Carl Wilson enumerated the reasons the song shouldn’t be America’s national anthem—but always will be. His article is reprinted below.