Make America Exceptional Again
These will be the worst of times in so many of our lives and possibly in our country’s history. And we know who to blame.
By Andrew Cotto
Ann Coulter made fun of me once.
It was back in 2014, and she had, apparently, taken offense to my article in Salon.com, My American Exceptionalism Fantasy Is Over, where I argued that — based on two extended periods living in Italy, and looking at 21st century America from Italian experiences and perspective, we were heading towards the same troubles that had plagued them as a nation for as long as anyone could remember. Ms. Coulter, I guess, decided my argument had no merit because I was a Professor of English and an author nobody had heard of. Well, she was right about those things (doh!), but I had it right about America in decline (double doh!).
Look at us. Our government of two parties has one party that has no interest in even pretending that they serve the American people and not their own agenda. They have foregone the checks and balances required of their jobs and have given our blatantly corrupt President a free pass on unconstitutional behavior and overreach, not to mention the obliteration of norms and adherence to the decency expected from the highest office in the land. They have…
