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The narrative of American exceptionalism, beginning with the founding of the United States, has provided cover for aristocracy at home and imperialism abroad. Over time, it has grown more complicated and contradictory, distorting reality and tearing our understanding of the world to pieces. Now, trapped in a cycle of self-mythology and atrocity, Americans feel immobilized and confused, incapable of change and troubled by a moment inundated with inconsistencies, contradictions, and outright nonsense.

Jared Yates Sexton. American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People. Penguin Publishing Group. © 2020.