For those who remember celebrating America’s 200th birthday in 1976 with the hope and optimism generated by the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement, today’s craven spectacle of our 250th birthday is sad and dispiriting. Many are losing faith that we can ever achieve our country’s aspirational values.
Atlantic Magazine staff writer, George Packer, writes that he doesn’t want to stop believing in America’s decency and he offers hope that we can become a country we all can love.
“I Don’t Want To Stop Believing In America’s Decency”
“I Don’t Want To Stop Believing In America’s Decency”
