Rebecca Jackson

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The Intelligence from The Economist · The 250-year experiment: America’s birthday · 3 Jul 2026 podcast

Several congressmen are actively calling on the country to start deporting Muslim Americans.

And so I think using immigration enforcement as a tool of punishment for people living in America also feels new to me, and perhaps that will be more lasting.

I think one thing that's important to recognize is that people like us obsess over politics and what's happening in Washington.

But most Americans are paying much more attention to culture.

And I think that's true outside of America too.

I don't think that we've seen such a dramatic shift in the way that foreigners view America's cultural exports.

One example of this is that just being in the South, I have to mention country music.

Country music has exploded.

Both across America, but also across the world.

And it's kind of hilarious that you have people in London and in Singapore singing Morgan Wallen, a bro country guy coming out of Nashville, Tennessee.

And I think that that is still extremely potent, regardless of what's happening in the Trump administration.

Okay, well I thought this conversation was a little bit too high brow, so I have decided to go a little bit more day-to-day, and I will say the iconic ice cream sandwich.

First of all, I just think the ice cream sandwich represents everything that is amazing about America.

I looked into where it came from.

It turns out that street vendors started selling it in New York City in the late 1890s for just a penny.

And it was a food that was cheap enough for kids to buy, for factory workers, for immigrants, really anyone could afford it.

Almost a decade later, the Chip Witch, which is a chocolate chip cookie version, was invented in a sweet shop.

Shop owner's basement in Brooklyn.

And I will say, I think that is now my go-to gas station ice cream, and it should be yours too.

You say that, but you haven't tried cheese whiz.

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