Why Multiculturalism Challenges the United States' Unifying Identity

The author maintains that America’s motto, originally about the union of the original states, also reflects a single, evolving national culture derived from British Protestant roots, African slave influences, frontier experience, and successive immigrant waves. He distinguishes casual cultural practices—like holiday meals or festivals—from the political project of multiculturalism, which he says aims to legally separate citizens into distinct tribes.

It references Horace Kallen’s early multiculturalist ideas and notes that current immigration levels exceed those of the Ellis Island era. The author concludes that defeating multiculturalism is essential for preserving America’s unified future.