I am increasingly persuaded that the great divide in this country between right and left comes down to a divide between those on the right who think that the United States has essentially been a force for good in the world and those on the left who think this country has essentially been a force for ill.
What follows will essentially be a report from the trenches. But first let me supply an over-arching framework. Here goes. There is much debate these days over the teaching of what’s…