Green’s America
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
A country at war with itself
Washington politics can
best be understood through the history
of bitter factional in-fi ghting within both
the Democratic and Republican parties
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
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angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
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The fire in him
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Ban their benefits and deport them
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