The president has selective memory on his own record.
Libya and the Rebranding of Manifest Destiny
April 3, 2011 By
The Left has been atwitter in the wake of President Obama’s Libya speech, seizing upon his assertion of America’s “responsibility to protect” as evidence of a heartfelt belief in American exceptionalism. Of course, what has made America exceptional has been its political and economic liberty, not some esoteric calling to police the world. That said, the topic prompted Salon’s Glenn Greenwald to question whether America is exceptional at all.
American Exceptionalism: Spider-Man vs. de Tocqueville
April 1, 2011 By
In the wake of the president’s speech earlier this week, during which he attempted to sell his intervention in Libya, leftist commentators have seized upon one of his stated justifications and flaunted it as evidence that he really does think America exceptional. However, the exceptionalism they’re talking about has nothing to do with the historical concept.
In Defense of Freedom
June 10, 2010 By 14 Comments
Ashcroft’s speech at the Heritage Foundation reminds us of a time when securing freedom was a government priority.
The Communist Experience in America
May 6, 2010 By 21 Comments
A new book examines the American communists who betrayed this country — and the leftist apologists who defend them.
