Free Republic

Daniel Sneider There is a fine tradition of Europeans explaining America to itself. The most famous example of this is the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville's two-volume masterpiece, ``Democracy in America,´´ written during the 1830s. ``The Right Nation,´´ by two British journalists, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, may not be nearly so enduring a classic. Nor does it match de Tocqueville´s profound insights into American life. But it does offer a journey into American political life that is rich in reporting and provocative in its analysis. ``This book is both a portrait and an argument,´´ write the authors, both of whom...