The Illusion of American Exceptionalism: Rethinking Freedom and Governance

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In the common parlance of self-congratulation, many Americans maintain the contention that their country is the ‘greatest’ in the world. Of course, the designation of greatness, largely subjective as it is, often hinges on two fundamental aspects: a perceived abundance of freedom and an ostensible superiority of governance. However, like a man standing too close … Read more

Snowden: The Paradoxical Prophet of Privacy

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Edward Snowden, the digital age’s prodigal son, defected from the orthodoxy of American intelligence, an act that forever put him in the limelight of public scrutiny and transformed him into a pariah of the establishment, a devil with an angel’s conscience, a traitor with a patriot’s heart. His peculiar story brings into focus the swirling … Read more