ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ɹˈaɪɾɚ kˈæθɹɪn kɹˈaɪɚ wˈʌndɚd ɪnðə hˈʌfɪŋtən pˈoʊst ɐbˌaʊt wˈɛðɚɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz hæd lˈɔst sˈaɪt ʌv tˈɑːməs dʒˈɛfɚsənz sˈɛns ʌv ˈæktɪv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp.
In the United States, writer Catherine Crier wondered in the Huffington Post about whether Americans had lost sight of Thomas Jefferson's sense of active citizenship.