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For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively. Additional usage ...
According to historian Daniel Walker Howe in What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848 the origins of Jacksonianism were allegiance to Jackson himself, not any given roster of principles, and the unifying issue for his followers was "the extension of white supremacy across the North American continent."
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
The end of America : a letter of warning to a young patriot / Naomi Wolf. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-933392-79-0 1. Civil rights—United States. 2. Abuse of administrative power—United States. 3. National security—United States. 4. United States—Politics and government—2001– I. Title. JC599.U5W63 2007 323. ...
Letters to the editor: How would America respond? Can America survive as we know it?
Clinging to hegemony leads only to more costly interventions and strategic failures, as evidenced by recent decades of U.S. foreign policy.
"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is", said by Bill Clinton [31] during a grand jury testimony related to the Lewinsky scandal, with regard to the truthfulness of his statement that "there is not a sexual relationship, an improper sexual relationship or any other kind of improper relationship". [32]
Biden said the withdrawal marks the end of a failed era of nation-building. But the struggle to protect democracy and the rights of Afghans must continue. Editorial: The end of America's longest ...