
Adrian Woodridge
Penned by Adrian Wooldridge, @TheEconomist’s Lexington column has offered the British perspective on American society for many years. Sadly, Mr. Wooldridge will move on after 13 years at the Lexington’s helm. In this weeks’ issue, the journalist reflects on America’s recent blunders: Iraq, Abu Gharib, mounting fiscal deficits, poor regulation, xenophobia, over-consumption etc. Given the challenges facing America’s future, pessimism is the order of the day. However, Wooldridge calls on one of America’s most famous cultural critics, Alexis De Tocqueville, to restore confidence in the future of the “Great Experiment.” According to Wooldridge, there is hope that John Winthrop’s “City Upon a Hill” will retain its global preeminence. De Tocqueville observed that “the greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” As Lexington concludes, “America Still Promises Much.”