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Americans should welcome the age of unexceptionalism

  • Written by Alasdair S. Roberts, Director, School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
July 4th in a Dallas suburb. AP/Michael Prengler

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...

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