Alexis de Tocqueville concluded in the 1830s: “The situation of the Americans is entirely exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be put in the same situation.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-exceptionalism-isnt-a-modern-idea-...

A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/arts/a-new-parchment-declaration-of-i...

https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-fellows/jinyan-zang

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 228 National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business Leaders

https://www.amacad.org/content/news/pressReleases.aspx?pr=20274

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/01/06/tour-of-trump-predictions/