New York the real capital of the US, as Frank Rich claims? Timothy Noah takes issue. He's right: New York...

New York the real capital of the US, as Frank Rich claims? Timothy Noah takes issue. He's right: New York is an un-American city. That's why Europeans like it so much.

The loathing that Americans feel for Washington is a kind of self-loathing because Washington at least the part of it that constitutes a democratically elected government is a creature of their own making. The loathing that Americans feel for New York is more in the nature of resentment and awe.

New York Is Not the Nation's Capital - Frank Rich has it wrong [Slate]