Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.
Both of our wars in Iraq were, on American television, largely bloodless.
The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.
I'm a blue-collar American who enjoys life and who just happens to be good at punting footballs.
In the scale of American blunders - from the Dred Scott decision to the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s to the tragedy of Vietnam - is the Trump presidency really unique?
Iraq is going to go down as one of the greatest blunders in American history.
People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges, and immunities of an American citizen under the Constitution.
The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.
If the United States had maintained its spending under Ronald Reagan, it is possible that the attacks of 9/11 - presaged by Islamic terror attacks on multiple American targets beginning with the first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 - would have been stopped.
If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up.
Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we've fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our Republican approach to border security than they are to Nancy Pelosi's approach.
With the right policies and regulations, the opportunities for American medical advancement and scientific innovation are boundless.
The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
I was really upset because I was branded as an enemy alien when I'm an American.
I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.
I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.
Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-promotion associated with new media.
The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
Trumpcare would be devastating for millions of American families, but perhaps no one will bear the brunt of its cruelty more than older Americans.
During the 1990s the United States sought to impose the 'Washington Consensus' on Latin American governments. It embodied what Latin Americans call 'neo-liberal' principles: budget cuts, privatization, deregulation of business, and incentives for foreign companies. This campaign sparked bitter resistance and ultimately collapsed.
