The Review
American Exceptionalism Is the World’s Hope
American Exceptionalism: What Makes America Great, by Arthur R. Thompson, Appleton, Wisconsin: Western Islands, 2023, 132 pages, hardcover and paperback. (To order, go to ShopJbs.org.)
Although the term “American Exceptionalism” is used across the political spectrum, it is often misunderstood — even by politicians and political commentators who use the term favorably. One might recall that then-President Barack Obama answered a question about American Exceptionalism by noting that other countries, such as Greece, consider themselves “exceptional” as well. This, of course, implies that there is nothing particularly exceptional about America.
In American Exceptionalism: What Makes America Great, former John Birch Society CEO Arthur R. Thompson not only advocates for American Exceptionalism, but explains what it is and why it is so important, not only for citizens of the United States, but for the rest of the world. In fact, Thompson argues that the principal reason that the entire world has not already become completely communist is because of American Exceptionalism.
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