America, wrote George Santayana, is a young country with an old mentality. European political thought has deeply shaped American political values and institutions, but at the same time, America is not ...

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Politics doesn't just unfold in documents and legislation—it also takes shape off the record in social environments.

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Douthat I’m afraid I just can’t get behind the Gulf of America.

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Erin Pineda teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of ...