"There's Been Little Fanfare and Even Less Debate"

"But as a country, we've become unrecognizable to that first generation of New Englanders, and no longer as invested in mythologizing their world as were Americans 150 years ago. On the contrary, the rigid society the Pilgrims sought to build, based on exclusivity and sameness, and the narrow definition of citizenship that inspired some Americans to excavate their memory more two centuries later, are out of step with the diverse (and often quarrelsome) capitalist democracy we've come to be."

At Politico, Joshua Zeitz explains why the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing in Massachusetts has not drawn great attention.