American exceptionalism: applying a 19th-century belief to the 21st century

As the globe becomes smaller through trade and communications, its richest and most powerful nation seeks to collaborate less.

The U.S. under President Donald Trump has cut ties with several UN organizations, including UNESCO and the Human Rights Council, and has been highly critical of NATO and the G7. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

April 3, 2019

Last week, I was in California, a state I had never visited. The trip was a respite from the long Ottawa winter. And while San Francisco was a bit chilly, the choice to go there over a much warmer Florida was simple: California is a state held by the Democratic Party. Travelling to the site of the ...

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