If a person were ever truly interested in what makes Americans great, the most natural and enjoyable way would be to divorce his mind from an American perspective.  And if we're to escape the malicious slander of the foreign press and anyone with an envious political agenda, the most natural way to go about getting an honest assessment is to avoid works by traitorous liberal academics and foreign newspapers altogether, and read books written for people who are attracted to us for one reason or another.  And I believe that the most honest accounts given of American culture, in this case, are those found in travel guides. The interest of the travel guide entrepreneur makes his assessments fairly trustworthy: his very business depends upon his giving an accurate account of our differences.  Reading a Russian travel guide, for instance, shows that Americans hate and are suspicious of bribery, that we believe that acts of kindness should be reciprocated, and that we...(Read Full Article)