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Sadly, the real meaning of patriotism for too many Americans has become arrogance toward and ignorance of other nations. Fueled by years of vengeful post-Sept. 11 rhetoric, this combination distorts America's real values and harms our standing in the world. Many countries far surpass the U.S. in areas such as environmental stewardship, public transportation and health care. My admiration of these countries is not a lack of patriotism but simply a confession that my homeland still has much to learn. Brad A. Hoffman, SOLON, OHIO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mandela's Lessons | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

...Sadly, the real meaning of patriotism for too many Americans has become a brand of arrogance toward and ignorance of other nations. Fueled by years of vengeful post - Sept. 11 rhetoric, this combination distorts America's real values and harms our standing in the world. Many countries far surpass the U.S. in areas such as environmental stewardship, public transportation and health care. My admiration of these countries is not a lack of patriotism but simply a confession that my homeland still has much to learn. Brad A. Hoffman, Solon, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/24/2008 | See Source »

...Some argue that today's basic standards of living surpass anything the nation has enjoyed historically. What's your response to that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barbara Ehrenreich, Reporting From a Divided Nation | 7/9/2008 | See Source »

...again this year, said Mike DiGiovanni, GM's general director of market analysis. And even the bad news had a silverish lining: "We actually picked up market share [In North America] in June," said Mark LaNeve, GM vice president for vehicle sales, service and marketing. Predictions that Toyota would surpass GM in sales during June proved inaccurate, as the rival company suffered an even larger drop in sales than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can General Motors Recover? | 7/5/2008 | See Source »

...Olympics-related preparations. But even though seven years of Olympics priming has only heightened Chinese hopes for domination, sports officials in recent weeks have scaled back expectations of a record gold-medal harvest. In March, the deputy head of the Sports Ministry cautioned that China didn't expect to surpass the U.S. The modesty may have been tactical. For Athens, Chinese sports officials put their target at just 20 gold medals. In fact, China won 32. Nearly 60% of China's total medal count came from young Olympians, many of whom will be in their prime in Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Sports School: Crazy for Gold | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

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