Obama's America: A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity

Our national identity is defined by what it means to be an American and whom we includeùand whyùwhen we talk about ôthe American people.ö A countryAÆs national identity is fluid, and Ian Reifowitz argues that President Barack Obama, by emphasizing the ideals Americans hold dear, hopes to redefine ours in a fundamental way.
ObamaAÆs conception of America focuses on two principles of national unity, according to Reifowitz. First, all Americans, regardless of their heritage and cultural tradit...