THE AMERICAN IDEOLOGY BLOG

Have we stopped believing in America? A quiz you can take to prove me wrong.

In the American story, liberty and equality have always danced together – two ideals, each shaped by two traditions, each pulling the nation forward in its own distinct way. We have already seen how Americans tempered the exhilarating promise of liberty by rooting it in a deep-seated communal ethic – a uniquely American value of “communitarian individualism.” Rather than letting freedom spiral into selfishness and atomization, liberty in America emerged as something inherentl

This companion guide explores the decline of civic engagement through key thinkers: Putnam, Tocqueville, Bellah, and Reagan; and what their insights mean today...