POLITICO MAGAZINE, Politico; Has Trump Changed Democracy Forever? We Asked 11 Historians.
Experts on U.S. history look to the past — and the future.
"From a fledgling republic to a global superpower, the United States has constantly reinvented itself over the last 250 years.
Americans have expanded democracy and driven innovation. They’ve also confronted war, economic upheaval and long struggles over equality and justice.
Now, the country faces a new era of uncertainty: Americans are debating the United States’ role in the world, losing faith in its institutions and grappling with deep political and cultural divisions. In this moment, the semiquincentennial gives us the opportunity to evaluate the latest iteration of America — and how we got here.
To mark America 250, we asked 11 historians and writers to reflect on the lessons U.S. history has taught us. They told us what grade they’d give the current state of American democracy, what it means to be an American today and what the country needs to last another 250 years."
No comments:
Post a Comment