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The Metrosexual Superpower By Parag Khanna July/August 2004 The stylish European Union struts past the bumbling United States on the catwalk of global diplomacy. According to Michael Flocker's 2003 bestseller, The Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man, the trendsetting male icons of the 21st century must combine the coercive strengths of Mars and the seductive wiles of Venus. Put simply, metrosexual men are muscular but suave, confident yet image-conscious, assertive yet clearly in touch with their feminine sides. Just consider British soccer star David Beckham. He is married to former Spice Girl Victoria “Posh” Adams, but...

<p>Students of history might recall that the American revolution against Great Britain was touched off, at least in part, by the British Parliament's habit of imposing heavy taxes on colonial subjects, who were politically powerless, in lieu of taking the heat for levying heavier taxes on Britons themselves.</p>