The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast<\/em><\/a>, Luther and I did a Best and Worst episode, which covered American cars, American holidays, American fast food chains, American restaurant chains, Beatles albums, American states, Christmas songs, rollercoasters, alcoholic drinks, non-alcoholic drinks, movies, American roads, and desserts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhat do you think are the best and the worst American cars, holidays, fast food chains, etc., etc.?<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to address all of the categories, just the one or the many that you have strong feelings about.<\/p>\n
And feel free to address other categories as well.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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