JULY 2026 – Veteran sportswriter Rick Reilly, who in recent years gets his witty prose onto Washington Post screens, wrote a cheerful essay on suddenly being proud of America because – you knew it – the six-week World Cup has actually improved our image not just among global soccer fans – but the rest of the world. “Visitors’ awestruck response to America reminds me, despite Trump, that this country rocks,” writes Reilly. That we’re-not-so-bad sentiment is widely shared, and one Reilly deserves much credit for reminding us – Ranch Dressing, in its own way, is a rich-tasting metaphor for America. Reilly, who of course spent much of his career at Sports Illustrated, won a Rosebud in 2025.
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