To civilize America, to redeem the nation from its supposed avarice and hubris, the American left effectively makes a virtue of decline—as if we can redeem America only by making her indistinguishable from lesser nations…America seems to be facing a pivotal moment: Do we move ahead by advancing or by receding—by reaffirming the […]
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September 1st, 2011 | Tags: American exceptionalism, mediocrity, Shelby Steele | Category: Barack Obama, Education, History, Military, Progressives, United States | Comments are closed
The big government liberalism that Mr. Obama uses to make himself history-making also alienates him in the center-right America of today. Shelby Steele The Wall Street Journal 3/31/2010 It has to be acknowledged that, in his battle for health-care reform, President Obama has shown real presidential mettle. He did what it took to win his […] March 31st, 2010 | Tags: Shelby Steele | Category: Barack Obama, Politics, United States | Comments are closed
The president always knew that his greatest appeal was not as a leader but as a cultural symbol. by Shelby Steele The Wall Street Journal December 30, 2009 America still has a race problem, though not the one that conventional wisdom would suggest: the racism of whites toward blacks. Old fashioned white racism has lost […] |
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