Sometimes, seeing people in power struggle through incredibly uncomfortable moments only makes the rest of us laugh: Take the senators who quoted Taylor Swift while seeming to never have heard any of her songs before. That’s hilarious, but sometimes, uncomfortable moments leave even the most cynical person just feeling sad.
That’s what happened with Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell twice in 2023. In the first incident, he was escorted away from cameras after seeming to lose his ability to speak, and although he later returned and claimed he was fine, The New York Times spoke with another senator — and medical doctor — John Barrasso. Read More...
Increasingly, Columbus Day is giving people pause.
More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to – or in addition to – the day intended to honor Columbus’ voyages.
Critics of the change see it as just another example of political correctness run amok – another flash point of the culture wars.
As a scholar of Native American history – and a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina – I know the story is more complex than that. Read More...
Democracy Dies in Darknessclock50 minscourseMainStart CookingComment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved recipesSaveIt is thought that the sauce known as Amatriciana, tomato-red, rich with bits of pork and slightly sweet from browned onions, originated in the town of Amatrice, in the central Italian region of Lazio, where Rome is located. This recipe is from the Cacciani family of Ristorante Cacciani, in Frascati, which has been serving customers in Lazio since 1922. Read More...
