One of the most entertaining and insightful ways to view cultural/political history is through the prism of "failure." Is this an irony in the fabled land of success? Perhaps, but only at first reflection. The difference between failure and success is a cocktail of time and circumstance combined with a touch of (in) competence or (mis) judgment. Throw in a dash of dumb luck. Both are, as the author suggests, the flip side of the same coin and as American...
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