The idea of America and what it represents – freedom and prosperity – is slipping out of reach for some, says an academic. LONDON: In December 2021, I was in an exhibition hall in Phoenix, Arizona, with 10,000 young people who had come to hear a lineup of “America first” speakers, from Tucker Carlson to Ted Cruz. This was AmericaFest, an annual rally led by Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organisation whose founder and CEO, Charlie Kirk, was killed on September 10 . I have spent the