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People are always angry at America. They're absolutely certain that America either caused their problems or is deliberately not fixing their problems....more

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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.

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There's a love of rhetorical skill in the Muslim world. Osama bin Laden doesn't just go on tape cassettes and say, 'America sucks.' He recites poetry;...more

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Public schools helped create the idea of America and inculcate Americans with a few rudiments of knowledge. To judge by that very American item, the I...more

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The American political system is like fast food--mushy, insipid, made out of disgusting parts of things...and everybody wants some.

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I was having dinner…in London…when eventually he got, as the Europeans always do, to the part about “Your country’s never been invaded.” And so I said...more

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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. Republicans are the par...more

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The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the...more