Charles M. Blow | Decline of American Exceptionalism

Reagan leaves the White House on the last day of his administration, 01/20/89. (photo: Bettmann/CORBIS)

Charles M. Blow, The New York Times
Blow begins: "Is America exceptional among nations? Are we, as a country and a people and a culture, set apart and better than others? Are we, indeed, the 'shining city upon a hill' that Ronald Reagan described? Are we 'chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world' as George W. Bush said?"
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