Fourth of July, 2003
IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY, so let me think of some good things about America.
- Good movies, now and past
- The best science, economics, and scholarship generally in the world
- The best science fiction in the world
- After many years, good beer
- Civic spirit
- Honesty in private and public life---at least, we're ahead of France, Italy,
Britain, Korea, and Japan.
- Strong Christianity
- A federalist form of government
- A nation that actually uses its power to help other nations when it could oppress
them instead
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