America Has Always Thought It Was Great
The United States has a toxic trait, and it's our obsession with being the best. Christa J. Olson traces this history in her new book.
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The United States has a toxic trait, and it's our obsession with being the best. Christa J. Olson traces this history in her new book.
Democracy is venerated in US political culture, in part because it is our democracy. As a result, we assume that the government and institutions of the United States represent the true and right form of democracy, needed by all. This volume challenges this commonplace belief by putting US politics in the context of the Americas more broadly. Seeking to cultivate conversations among and between the hemispheres, this collection examines local political rhetorics across the Americas. The contributors—scholars of communication from both North and South America—recognize democratic ideals as...