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What Is an American?

What Is an American?
The Statue of Liberty is seen over a wind blown American flag scarf on Liberty Island in New York City on July 20, 2020. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
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A European reporter interviewing me yesterday asked a question I’ve heard many times in the past. How is it that Americans are so passionate about holding the powerful to account for their actions? Why is America so far ahead in understanding the depredations of the ruling class? Why do they believe that their beliefs and actions can make a difference in changing things?

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]