Obama and the Impossible Divide

Europe loves Obama and I’m proud of all my American friends today. I say this without a shred of irony. A few years ago, I saw a documentary about the US that went into the impossible divide between liberal thinkers on one side and born-again Christians on the other. During an interview with a protest singer who once performed at Woodstock (his name escapes me), the Dutch reporter pointed out this complete lack of a common ground in America’s... Read More