“…to be an American adult has always been to be a symbolic figure in someone else’s coming-of-age story”
…we can see that to be an American adult has always been to be...
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“From the start, American culture was notably resistant to the claims of parental authority and the imperatives of adulthood”
From the start, American culture was notably resistant to the claims of parental authority...
“It is now possible to conceive of adulthood as the state of being forever young”
It is now possible to conceive of adulthood as the state of being forever...
“The American political system is nearly unique in the world”
The American political system is nearly unique in the world. While most democracies use...
“…the people who are the most likely to become discouraged and not vote are those who most need the help of government to make things right”
The truth is that the people who are the most likely to become discouraged...
Lesson that President Carter’s successors have learned “was not to tell the American people hard truths”
If you listen to Carter’s Oval Office addresses on inflation, energy, and the nation’s...
“the quaint “retail” settings of Iowa diners and New Hampshire living rooms are treated mostly as media sound stages”
…in general, the quaint “retail” settings of Iowa diners and New Hampshire living rooms...
Regarding child-birth “in many correctional systems, doctors, guards and prison officials simply are not told about anti-shackling laws, or are not trained to comply”
Although it is estimated that only about 2,000 prisoners in American correctional facilities give...
“American pop culture leaves little room for mixed feelings, thereby inciting mixed feelings every step of the way”
American pop culture leaves little room for mixed feelings, thereby inciting mixed feelings every...
“When politicians talk about religious freedom, broad language often conceals narrower interests”
When politicians talk about religious freedom, broad language often conceals narrower interests. The result is laws that will inevitably be used in ways their proponents can’t predict, and may not like.
Kelefa Sanneh, “Blessings In Disguise”, The New Yorker (5 May 2014), 20.