American Exceptionalism and You
Talking with a lovely Canadian the other day, we were discussing a really common problem we encounter on the Internet: The assumption that all readers are from the United States, and thus have a detailed understanding of issues that pertain to the United States and are deeply interested in these issues. There’s a term, ‘American [...]
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I’m not a coffee drinker
but I feel your pain: Starbucks to close 600 US stores, rein in growth, by Jessica Mintz, AP. I remember a day when Starbucks could do no wrong. When Lewis Black could rant about building a Starbucks across from another Starbucks. Then came the $1 coffee, and I knew there was trouble a-brewing. Ha! When [...]
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