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Want a Standard for American Excellence? Look No Further Than the Dixie Cup

I propose making the humble Dixie Cup, this marvel of workmanship and serviceability, a standard of excellence in our institutions and our daily lives.
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Want a Standard for American Excellence? Look No Further Than the Dixie Cup
Take-away coffee cups are displayed alongside a coffee machine in Sydney on April 20, 2010. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Minick
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American know-how and technology are in trouble these days.

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Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a passel of grandkids. He has written two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” as well as “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” You’ll find more of his writing at JeffMinick.substack.com.