[Meet the New Boss]

Predicated, as [the United States] is, on an established set of principles — rather than merely on geographical or racial fact

People often state it this way, but it misses the all-important fact that those principles were the product of a particular culture.

The re-election of Barack Obama was only on a surface level a political victory. Much more fundamentally it was a victory in the culture war.

Cooke seems to be nostalgic for America as it once was, a land of economic opportunity, limited government and civility. But these characteristics too, were simply by-products of a certain culture.

[Steelfish]

You are absolutely right! Western civilization on a Judeo-Christian basis.