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What Makes America Great

US President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign narrative was based on the assumption that the US has fallen from its former greatness, and that "America first" policies and opportunistic deal-making will restore it to its former glory. This constitutes a fundamental misunderstanding of what made America great in the first place.

CAMBRIDGE – Presidential inaugurations and commencement ceremonies are usually very emotional events. They are rites of passage that mark both an end and a new beginning in the life of a country or an individual.

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