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THE VIEW OF US

BY HEATHER REID

hen I was in France in

the 90s, a waiter asked

where I was from. I told

him, "Chicago." He nodded and smiled knowingly. "Chicago! Jazz and Michael Jordan, right?"

It was an association I found humorous and even inspiring.

My father told me that was better than the old days when a mention of Chicago would be followed by a 'finger gun' and an exclamation of "Al Capone!" instead of a musical style and a professional athlete.

Even in the post-Trump United States, what are we known for now? Just like the good old days: America is a gun.

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