Mike Rowe on Patriotism, Paul Harvey, and American Progress
"We're never going to be finished. Our country is a work in progress," says the producer of the new Something to Stand For documentary.
American Exceptionalism
Forty-Five Years in America
Today is the 45th anniversary of the Somin family's arrival in America.
Good and Evil in the American Founding
How Americans ought to think about our founding principles.
Experts Wonder, Is America Truly in Decline?
The “cure” to national decline might be part of the disease.
Federal Safety Regulators Say 43 Percent of Tested Fireworks Are Illegal. God Bless America.
Fireworks consumption is at record levels even as fireworks injuries fall.
The Somin Family's D-Day
June 6 is not only the anniversary of D-Day, but also of the Somin family's arrival in America, back in 1979. This post reprints my reflections on that milestone, which I hope remain relevant today.
Despite Its Government's Antics, America Has Made Moral Progress in a Difficult Time
That's not the case in countries with authoritarian rulers who want to believe that America is just like them.
The New Right-Wing Program of Cultural Nationalism Is Un-American and Illiberal
It will empower the state and will divide rather than unite Americans.
A Round-Up of Posts in the Volokh Conspiracy Symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a New National Narrative"
A listing with links to all the posts in the series.
An American Community
The Eighth post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative" (ed. by Joshua Claybourn).
Forty Years in America
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Somin family's arrival in America.
Foot-Voting Nation
The seventh post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative" (ed. by Joshua Claybourn).
American as a Social Movement
The fifth post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative" (ed. by Joshua Claybourn).
Less Jefferson, More Franklin
The third post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative" (ed. by Joshua Claybourn).
In Search of a Shared National Narrative
The second post in the Volokh Conspiracy symposium on "Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative" (ed. by Joshua Claybourn).
No Freedom From the Church of America
The religion this church administers is Americanism, a species of nationalism.
America Has Made the World a Better Place
Even Trump can't take that away from it
The Truth About Niger
Jihadists would be no threat to Americans who were left to mind their own business.
What Frederick Douglass Teaches Us about July 4th and American Exceptionalism
Douglass recognized that embracing freedom and liberty is a process that will continue to unfold and expand over time.
Trump Assumes Command of the American Church
It's time we learn that killing and dying for an ideology-even so-called liberal democracy- is as bad as doing so for a religion.
Americans Have Always Been Obsessed With National Security
Since the beginning of the republic, nationalists have warned that because America is exceptional, it faces constant danger.
You Can't Blame Americans for Not Feeling Exceptional
John Kerry called it like it is, and neocons are throwing a tiresome fit.
The Vanity of American Exceptionalism
Charles Murray's latest mixes American history with self-flattery.
Four More Years for the Unwitting Authoritarian
Obama is the least skilled president since Jimmy Carter, but he is far more menacing.
27 Percent Say Government Investments Made America Great
Origins of American Prosperity: The Varied Viewpoints
