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A flag expert who can
explain it on deadline.
When a flag makes the news, the story is never really about the fabric. Michael Green is a published vexillologist who explains the history, the design and the politics of almost any flag in plain language, fast enough for your slot.
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For journalists and producers
Call him when the flag
is the story.
State redesigns, Supreme Court controversies, protest symbols, neighbourhood flag feuds, corporate rebrands. Michael has covered all of them, and he can give you the two minutes of context that makes the piece land.
State and city flag redesigns. What is actually driving them, and why some pass and others collapse.
Flags as protest and identity. How a piece of cloth becomes shorthand for a movement.
Design criticism. The five rules of good flag design, and which flags break all of them.
Flag law and etiquette. What people can fly, what they cannot, and what they get wrong.
The business of flags. Manufacturing, biodegradable fabric, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Recent press
Flags make the news
more than you'd think.
"This Is the Rarest Color for National Flags"
Reader's Digest
July 2026
"What Kind of Flag Can I Fly Outside My House?"
The New York Times
April 2021
"Flag drama is not just for the Supreme Court"
The Washington Post
June 2024
"Downing of a Flag" documentary
PBS
July 2021
"How to design a new state flag" (video)
Encyclopaedia Britannica
October 2024
"The phrase 'Black Lives Matter' is now a common sight. Is it a sign?"
The Washington Post
June 2021
"What Do Gadsden Flags and Pride Flags Have in Common?"
Reason
May 2023
"Why Do Different Countries Have Different Flags?" (audio)
'Moment of Um' children's podcast
February 2024
"Twitch Influencers Ruined r/place For Everyone"
Vice, Motherboard
April 2022
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Why flags matter
"Flags are the simplest form of design, but somehow they evoke the deepest emotions within us."
— Michael Green, TEDxTAMU
On camera
Ready when you are.
SAG-AFTRA member, cleared for professional productions
Available via Zoom, or in person in Indianapolis
Broadcast studio and green screen access locally
Typically available within 24 hours
Published work
In print & on record.
Book↗
Conference Paper↗
Conference Paper↗
Blog↗
The Complete Guide to Flags of the World, 4th Edition
Technical Editor · Fox Chapel Publishing
State of Identity
NAVA 58, Philadelphia · Published in Vexillum
Branding The Nations
NAVA 50, San Jose · Flag Research Quarterly, June 2017
Flags For Good Blog
Ongoing writing on flags, identity and design
Contact
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TV and radio
Documentary
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