Taylor Swift and Superbowl madness shows our neurotic relationship with the USA. In Europe we cultivate a particularly abstruse form of ambivalence towards the US.

The image of the US is largely shaped by the figure at the top of the White House. Instead of always staring at the USA, we should work on our own identity. Henrik Müller: Challenging Economic Journalism is published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book is out now and costs €112.99.