Yankee Doodle’s “lyrics were venomous”
The lyrics were venomous. “Yankee” was a withering word for a colonist. A “doodle”...
“I worry that yet another major shift in the beer landscape is upon us — and this time, American consumers will be the losers”
After years of 15 percent growth, the craft sector is down to the single...
“I’ve read Mets fans described as the CrossFitters of the sports world: constantly complaining, saying that no one has it harder than them, when in fact they know exactly what they signed up for”
I’ve read Mets fans described as the CrossFitters of the sports world: constantly complaining,...
“The ancient Near East was divided in its alcoholic beverages into two main regions, those whose geographical properties suited the growing of grapes and those unsuited for growing grapes”
The ancient Near East was divided in its alcoholic beverages into two main regions,...
“Mr. Trump has admitted that being president is harder than he thought. He does not, however, appear to be humbled by this discovery”
Mr. Trump has admitted that being president is harder than he thought. He does...
“Too often in otherwise polite society, elites unselfconsciously belittle working-class whites”
Two changes are required for Democrats to diminish the 39-point margin by which whites...
“As a narrative device in Hebrew, Yiddish, and other vernacular literatures, the tavern has served as a metonym for the rural Jewish encounter with the local Christian population…”
As a narrative device in Hebrew, Yiddish, and other vernacular literatures, the tavern has...
“Original sin became one of the cornerstones of Christian orthodoxy — but not before decades of dispute”
Augustine’s tortured recognition that involuntary arousal was an inescapable presence—not only in conjugal lovemaking...
“There is a necessary link between eroticism and mysticism; both of them aspire to realize the ultimate union”
There is a necessary link between eroticism and mysticism; both of them aspire to...
“Instead of becoming a sovereign state, the Palestinian Authority has become a proto-police state…”
As time went on, it became clear that the authority’s budget and its priorities...