How Reporters Missed 'The Spirit of America'

The capacity to arrive at unexpected agreement is one of humanity's greatest charms. In recent times, sadly, charm has not made much of an appearance in debates over the interpretation of American history.

The fires of the "culture wars" often ignited in disagreements over history. The political squabbles over the Enola Gay and "The West as America" exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution, the debates over national history standards for the public schools, the controversies over the

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