Jeremy Rabkin (George Mason): The Constitution and American Sovereignty. A review of Beyond the Revolution: A History of American Thought from Paine to Pragmatism by William H. Goetzmann. A review of American Political Thought. How do you erect an entire museum to an idea as divisive and abstract as patriotism? A trip to Atlanta’s newest tourist attraction invites the question. The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American: Shouldn't the government pledge allegiance to the people rather than the other way around? Europe and America couldn't be more different, right? Not so fast. Bruce Bartlett on the Europeanization of America: Would it really be so bad? Frenemies: Roland Flamini on the testy relationship between Obama and the EU. The European Council on Foreign Relations says Europe must stop "fetishizing" the American relationship. Friedrich Schiller as Europe's tragedian: "The mediocrity of the Europeans is redeemed in American circumstances, and the peoples emerge as heroic protagonist rather than as tragic hero". A review of Christian Democracy and the Origins of European Union by Wolfram Kaiser. For all the gloom about Europe's single market, it remains an admirable project. The Lisbon Treaty creates an EU president, sure — but it's the new foreign policy czar who might really change the world. The EU is giving itself better means to conduct foreign policy, but does it have the will? The EU has inadvertently become the best democracy promotion organization the world has ever known. The introduction to The Unfinished Democratization of Europe by Erik O. Eriksen. A review of Euroclash: The EU, European Identity, and the Future of Europe by Neil Fligstein.
