A Political Theory Review interview with Catherine Zuckert, Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, about her new book, Machiavelli’s Politics (University of Chicago Press, April 2017). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
Archives for May 2017
Civic Myth in the Age of Trumpian Reality: Part II
Hope for building a shared narrative of national identity lies in the formation of an inclusive civic myth based upon the Gettysburg narrative and the Horatio Alger story. As the discussion in Part I of this essay should have made clear, the barriers to building a shared narrative of national identity out of existing civic […]
Civic Myth in the Age of Trumpian Reality: Part I
The sweep of American history yields four distinct narratives of American identity, or civic myths. An ethnically inclusive, multicultural narrative of American national identity fused from our most prominent American stories has the best chance of promoting economic prosperity while also projecting a superior normative vision of America to its own citizens and the world. […]