Patriotism vs. Nationalism.

At the end of this week, in which we celebrated our nation's 230th birthday, read Christopher Dickey's column in Newsweek. Here is the concluding paragraph to give you a taste. Read it all.

"The pursuit of happiness" is, indeed, what the Fourth of July is all about, and I'd like to see that wonderfully vague and evocative principle accepted universally as an inalienable right. But let's never imagine that the pursuit of happiness is, everywhere, the same as the pursuit of the American dream. That's something we can share, but never impose.