Dig deep into its communitarian ethos and it reads more like an America that might have been, an America fervently devoted to the quaint goals of working together and getting along. Of course, this America does exist. It's called Canada.
I talk about going to his [George W. Bush's] Inauguration and crying when he took the oath, 'cause I was so afraid he was going to "wreck the economy… - Sarah Vowell
I talk about going to his [George W. Bush's] Inauguration and crying when he took the oath, 'cause I was so afraid he was going to "wreck the economy…
- Sarah Vowell
American history is a quagmire, and the more one knows, the quaggier the mire gets. - Sarah Vowell
American history is a quagmire, and the more one knows, the quaggier the mire gets.
I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered. Nobody I knew talked about movies that way, but Siskel and Ebert t… - Sarah Vowell
I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered. Nobody I knew talked about movies that way, but Siskel and Ebert t…
I have a similar affection for the parenthesis (but I always take most of my parentheses out, so as not to call undue attention to the glaring fact t… - Sarah Vowell
I have a similar affection for the parenthesis (but I always take most of my parentheses out, so as not to call undue attention to the glaring fact t…
The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top - Sarah Vowell
The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top
Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know. - Sarah Vowell
Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.
However, displayed right alongside all the Confederate flag paraphernalia is a bunch of American flag merch – American flag place mats, patriotic “bo… - Sarah Vowell
However, displayed right alongside all the Confederate flag paraphernalia is a bunch of American flag merch – American flag place mats, patriotic “bo…
What are you hiding? No one ever asks that. - Sarah Vowell
What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.
You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety. - Sarah Vowell
You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety.
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