On AlterNet: american exceptionalism

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Ayn Rand or Jesus Christ? Conservatives Can't Have It Both Ways

Mike Lux, Huffington Post. May 1, 2012.

Many conservatives swear on a stack of Bibles that they worship Jesus Christ when they really bow down to the philosophy of Ayn Rand.

Empire of Chaos: How 9/11 Shaped the Politics of a Failing State

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. September 9, 2011.

The neoconservative ideas that shaped the war on terror have evaporated as the United States is battered by an economic depression that shows no end.

We're #1 -- Ten Depressing Ways America Is Exceptional

David Morris, On the Commons. April 20, 2011.

America is exceptional in the advantages we’ve had over other nations, not what we’ve done with those advantages.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are Alienating the Rest of the World by Fusing Christian Superiority with Blatant Revisionist American History

Andrew Belonsky, AlterNet. January 10, 2011.

Fusing American exceptionalism with Christian superiority, Republican presidential hopefuls act to alienate our allies -- just when we need them most.

Who Is Wiser, Thomas Friedman or a Dead Crustacean?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.

This is an important question.

The GOP Clings to Guns, Gays, God, and "Go-Home"

Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez, New America Media. May 11, 2009.

Whether conservative or moderate, Republicans are mired in outmoded myths about America.