10 Great Things About America Dinesh D'Souza Thursday, July 4, 2002 In the aftermath of last September's terrorist attack, we've heard a great deal about "why they hate us" and about why America is so bad. We've endured lengthy lectures about America's history of slavery, about the defects of American foreign policy, about the materialism of American life, and about the excesses of American culture. In the view of many critics at home and abroad, America can do no right. This indictment, which undermines the patriotism of Americans, is based on a narrow and distorted understanding of America. It exaggerates...