I owe much to America. It is my intellectual home and the place of birth of my two children. It is a country that has been good to me over six years of uninterrupted study, followed by many invitations to teach and research, to speak and listen, and to visit and holiday. I have experienced deep and lasting friendships, and witnessed first-hand the sacrifices of many who contributed to the struggle for freedom in SA. That is why, in recent times, I do not recognise the country that gave me so much...