Friday, August 10, 2012

American Exceptionalism, My Ass


Today's column for the Daily Banter tries to reconcile our belief that we're the greatest country in the world with the fact that we produce television like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

Here's a short excerpt:

"I’m not going to make my case by citing our life-expectancy, our infant mortality rate, our educational standing in comparison to the rest of the civilized world, our median household income, the number of our citizens who are behind bars, any of that — though it would be easy. I’m simply going to tell you to look at this..."

Read the Rest Here

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