American Exceptionalism on Townhall

• The Decline and Fall of America Sat Nov 17
  Marvin Folkertsma
  A few days after the election of 2012 the very talented Michael Ramirez published a political cartoon that perhaps conveyed a more profound meaning than he anticipated. He depicted a pair of hands extending from star-studded sleeves (presumably from a mendicant Uncle Sam), which were held in supplication, as though waiting for a handout or petitioning voters to relinquish more of their earnings to the federal government. ... more
• Time To Unleash the American Spirit Tue Nov 6
  Chuck Norris
  With the troubling devastation of Hurricane Sandy on our nation's doorstep -- and so many people in need of food, shelter and emergency services after the storm -- I encourage Americans to reach out to our neighbors and help them through this challenging time. ... more
• American Exceptionalism and Its Discontents Fri Nov 2
  Cliff May
  The US has unique responsibilities. Is that so hard to understand? ... more
• If Not 'Apologizing,' Mr. President, What Would You Call It? Fri Oct 26
  David Limbaugh
  OK, President Obama, if you and your defenders insist on denying that you've repeatedly apologized for America, then let's quit mincing words and acknowledge you've done worse than apologize. That works for me. ... more
• The Monument Society Versus the Free Society Wed Oct 10
  Ben Shapiro
  Last week, after the first presidential debate, I spoke at an architecture school in downtown Los Angeles. One of the questions the moderator asked was about American exceptionalism. The foam flecked to his lips at the very phrase. What, pray tell, was American exceptionalism, he asked? ... more
• Video: Herman Cain Schools Anti-American College Hecklers Mon Oct 1
  Guy Benson
• 9/11 and a Shining City Tue Sep 11
  Alan Sears
  On September 11, 2001, Americans were reminded of two things—the dangers of terrorism and the greatness of the United States. ... more
• Will American Exceptionalism Be Destroyed by the Entitlement Society? Thu Sep 6
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  To be sure, it’s possible to reverse this trend if we implement entitlement reform. But how likely is that given the short-sighted outlook and self-interested attitude of the political class. ... more
• 5 Things We Learned from the 2012 Republican National Convention Sat Sep 1
  Steve Deace
  Proving yet again that its first principles and ideas that drive people to become Republicans, almost in spite of itself the GOP has an emerging generation of leaders that seem dramatically superior to the current one. ... more
• New SEAL Ad Hammers Obama for Bowing to Foreign Leaders Tue Aug 28
  Leah Barkoukis
• The Death of Osama Bin Laden One Year Later Tue May 1
  Demetrius Minor
  On May 2, 2011, the news of the death of Osama bin Laden spread like an electromagnetic wave all across the world. The world’s most notorious symbol of evil and the mastermind of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was finally brought to justice. ... more
• November Is a Plebiscite On the American Revolution Tue May 1
  Dennis Prager
  Election Day 2012 will not be a presidential election. It will be a plebiscite. Americans will not only be voting for a president (and a House and a third of the Senate). They will be participating in a plebiscite on the definition of America. ... more
• Why America is Still the Best Hope Tue Apr 24
  Dennis Prager
  Does it break some unwritten rule for a columnist to bring his readers' attention to his own book? If so, I ask your indulgence. ... more
• The Power of American Exceptionalism Sun Mar 18
  Demetrius Minor
  This election year’s theme has evolved around one common theme: The identity of America. We’ve heard the rallying voices calling for “restoring”, “believing”, “saving” and “reviving” America. There is this undeniable feeling with oneself that America is wayward, distraught and dysfunctional. ... more
• A Weaker America? Obama: Yes, Please Thu Feb 23
  New York
  Fox News Psychiatrist, Dr. Keith Ablow, analyzes the motives behind Obama's policies. ... more
• The Destruction of American Exceptionalism Tue Jan 31
  Donna Wiesner Keene
  De Tocqueville’s observations of the infant America include exceptionalism of liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism and laissez faire. Shorten them into modern terms as the democratic acceptance of rule of law. ... more
• An America Built to Last Mon Jan 30
  Star Parker
  The theme President Obama gave to his State of the Union address was “An America Built to Last.” But his vision would be better described as an “An America Built to Be Last.” ... more
• Is America in Decline? Fri Jan 27
  Suzanne Fields
  There's a debate just behind the Republican search for a winning candidate, just at the edges of President Obama's campaign for re-election, about whether America is finished. These debaters put it in the form of a polite academic question: Is America in decline? ... more
• Who Commissioned Us to Remake the World? Fri Jan 27
  Pat Buchanan
  U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul, Obama's man in Moscow, who just took up his post, has received a rude reception. And understandably so. ... more
• Time for Reagan's American Optimism Mon Jan 2
  Terry Paulson
  On a recent trip to the Reagan Presidential Library I was struck over and over again by the confidence President Ronald Reagan had in Americans--in American workers, leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, the young and the old. ... more
• USA: World's Most Charitable Nation Mon Dec 26
  Kate Hicks
• Two Bad September Days Thu Dec 22
  Victor Davis Hanson
  Two terrible September days sum up the first decade of the new American millennium. ... more
• Building a More Peaceful World Sun Dec 18
  Rich Tucker
  Back in 2006, a World War II flying ace briefly made headlines once again. Students at the University of Washington decided to shoot down the idea of a statue to honor Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, the Marine aviator who earned the Medal of Honor by destroying 26 Japanese planes. ... more
• What's Islam Got to Do With It? Thu Dec 15
  Cliff May
  Is there anything Islamic about Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps? On what basis does Ayman al-Zawahiri, now al-Qaeda’s leader, formerly the head of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, claim to be a jihadi – an Islamic warrior? Do groups that justify terrorism on the basis of Islam have a doctrinal leg to stand on? ... more
• Gingrich Vs. Obama: American Exceptionalism Vs. The Reconquest of America By Europe Thu Dec 15
  Ralph Benko
  Political professionals sometimes speak of … “the mood of the electorate.” This subtle force goes beyond ideology, policy and even character. The ability to read and respond to the public’s mood often represents the difference between winning and losing. ... more

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