Before it does another generation's worth of damage to the American psyche, let's put an end to the foul reign of "Self-Reliance" and let the scholars pick over the meaning of its carcass.
In the 17th century, under the reign of the self-described Sun King, Louis XIV, tallow candles fashioned from rendered beef or mutton fat were placed in iron-framed glass boxes and strung above the streets of Paris.
But the city was besieged by its ousted Prince-Bishop, and under the reign of its self-appointed King, a 25-year-old Dutchman called Jan van Leyden, it descended into tyranny.
Litter Maid is the reigning leader of self-cleaning cat boxes and is widely available in stores or on the Internet.
Today, writer Benjamin Anastas went on NPR's "On Point" to discuss his Riff for the magazine, "The Foul Reign of Emerson's 'Self-Reliance'" with Tom Ashbrook.
The 38-year reign of the shah, self-proclaimed kings of kings, came to an end after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile to Tehran receiving a hero's welcome and founded the Islamic republic.
Eighty percent of the office buildings were built in the 1980s and 1990s during the reign of the suburban, self-contained corporate campus, according to a report by Rutgers University.
As the day of my departure approached, I believed I'd one day come back and teach here, and that Amin's reign of terror would soon self-destruct.
Long before the selfie became too ubiquitous for its own good, the self-portrait reigned supreme, the ultimate way to artistically explore the ever-perplexing and elusive idea of self.
"Mokhtar Belmokhtar unleashed a reign of terror years ago, in furtherance of his self-proclaimed goal of waging bloody jihad against the West," Mr. Bharara said.
A culture of self-righteousness reigns across the political spectrum.
