The moral spectacle of capitalism still offends, as does American capitalism's implacable insistence that the market determine value even in the political, intellectual, and artistic spheres.
The problems of elites is an old one for which Americans have found no solid answer.
Our culture is teleological-it presumes purposive development and a conclusion.
The truth is that history constantly presents new problems in the guise of old.
We Americans really seem to be the only truly non-socialist economy on earth.
Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do so, and that scandalizes Americans.