My claim and concern is not only that Kahn is captured by Schmitt’s particular view of political theology as a…
George Shulman
George Shulman teaches political theory and American Studies at the Gallatin School of New York University. His second book, American Prophecy: Race and Redemption in American Politics, was published by University of Minnesota Press in September 2008.
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Taking exception to American exceptionalism
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The United States is an empire in decline, as well as a nation under enormous economic duress, and civil religion…
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