Is America Losing Its Cool? Why the World Is Moving On
Is America Losing Its Cool? Why the World Is Moving On
Is America still the country the rest of the world wants to imitate—or is something changing?
A recent New York Times discussion about America’s declining “cool factor” raises a bigger question: what happened to the country that once seemed to define global culture?
For decades, American influence was everywhere—Hollywood, blue jeans, jazz, rock, hip-hop, television, technology and celebrity culture. American movies and music still reach enormous audiences around the world, but cultural popularity, political influence and admiration for…
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