Americans Should Welcome The Age Of Unexceptionalism

Alasdair S. Roberts, Salon: Politics
Tue, 04/10/2018 - 12:59am

AP Photo/David Zalubowski Exceptionalism — the idea that the United States has a mission and character that separates it from other nations — is ingrained in everyday talk about American politics. It shapes high-level discussions about foreign policy — for example, in a recent argument by a foreign affairs scholar that the United States plays a “unique role as the world’s anchor of liberal ideas.” It shapes conversation about domestic policy too.

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