Showing posts with label American Exceptionalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Exceptionalism. Show all posts
Thursday, July 2, 2026

America at 250: Where Has My Country Gone?

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I remember back in 2009 watching a South Park episode called Dances with Smurfs.   In the episode, the troublemaker Eric Cartman becomes the...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

From DEI to DNA: "Heritage Americans" and the Rise of Right-Wing Identity Politics

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For years, the concept of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI, has merited a ton of ire. It is a pseudo-moral position that reduces peo...
Monday, March 3, 2025

Making English an Official Language of the United States Is Unnecessary

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This past Saturday, President Trump signed an executive order designating English as the sole official language of the United States. Accor...
Monday, October 28, 2024

Trump's Mass Deportation Idea Is As Massively Lousy As When He First Proposed It, If Not More So

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There has been no shortage of terrible policy ideas to criticize and scrutinize during this presidential election cycle. Vice President Harr...
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Using Race-Based College Admissions Is Morally Egregious and Nonsensical

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Earlier this week, we celebrated the Fourth of July, which commemorates the day that the Declaration of Independence was ratified. A major p...
Friday, July 3, 2015

A Fourth of July Reflection on Libertarianism and American Patriotism

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Patriotism is one of those sentiments that makes libertarians such as myself weary. Patriotism has been abused and misused for ultra-nationa...
Friday, June 6, 2014

Tiananmen at 25: The More It Changes, The More It Stays the Same

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June 4, 1989. It was a moment that tried to help define modern-day China. On this day, a bunch of student-led demonstrations, known as 六四事件...
Monday, July 4, 2011

Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?

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I find that asking whether America is the greatest nation on Earth during the Fourth of July season is a most appropriate topic question.  W...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Health Care Is Not A Right

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It's amazing how the Left defines everything they advocate for in terms of rights. In the past, they have griped about the right to a li...
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

American Jew: The Search for a Double Identity

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This was my essay topic for when I took Intro to American Studies.  Based on Frederick Douglass' search for dual identity, I also search...
Friday, May 7, 2010

Wearing American Flags on Cinco de Mayo Causes Trouble

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This past Cinco de Mayo, five students at Live Oaks High School, a predominantly Hispanic high school, decided to wear shirts with American ...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

No Protestant on the Supreme Court Is OK

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Our Supreme Court can be without a Protestant justice for the first time ever. And guess what? Most Americans don’t care. According to a Fox...
Friday, April 16, 2010

Tea Party 2010: A Look at the Future of America's Economy

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Tea Parties are fun to go to, and that’s not just because you get to hang around like-minded people who wonder where their country went. It’...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Can a Jew Celebrate Thanksgiving?

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Thanksgiving--one of those quintessentially American moments.  Having a huge meal featuring a turkey, having family over for a day, and bein...
Monday, November 16, 2009

11/16 Hodgepodge

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- Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that less than 40% of American energy comes from oil.   Although it wins in terms of plurality, w...