Jun 16
But the creedal perspective can still learn something important from the culturalist critique, something crucial to its own self-understanding and ultimate survival. What needs to be recognized is that creedal Americanism is itself a culture, in which the formal commitment to a principle is intertwined with other habits and practices that make the commitment meaningful, successful, real.
Let’s Get Something Clear About America’s National Identity
June 9, 2026
Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/opinion/america-250-national-identity.html?emc=edit_ufn_20260615&nl=from-the-times&segment_id=221521
