Nov 8, 2012 A New American Myth Blog Post by Ted McAllister / 3 Comments Filed Under: American Founding, Barack Obama, City on a Hill, Conservatism, Mitt Romney, Populism, Ronald Reagan In politics, our myths are more important than our history. The stories that tell us who we are as a nation are the most powerful political tools in times of economic, military or cultural stress. Good or useful myths marshal …