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American Exceptionalism

by David Kurtz
04.14.09 | 7:54 am

Lindsay Beyerstein: Enough dead teen pirate porn already.

Late Update: Several examples of the cartoonish media coverage were sprinkled through yesterday’s The Day in 100 Seconds.

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