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Nothing is more American than a franchise, as Rieva Lesonsky and Joel Libava state here. And nothing is more un-American. On one hand, chains like McDonald’s are synonymous with the country’s aggressively cheery consumerism. They’re egalitarian, practical, and customer-friendly. But in another sense, they seem disconcertingly at odds with our national character. Franchises play by the rules. They’re...