Dear Professor Reich: Pragmatism First,
Please
DEMOCRATIC REFORM · SUPREME COURT · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Most Americans do not wake up thinking about Article III, the Electoral College,
campaign-finance doctrine, or the finer points of the Voting Rights Act. They wake
up wondering why the system feels so hard to trust. Why do politicians seem to
pick their voters instead of the other way around? Why do billionaires seem to
have a louder voice than teachers, nurses, and small-business owners? Why does…
CORRUPTION · REPUBLICANISM · GOVERNANCE
The article examines how the gradual
erosion of republican institutions
through corruption and private gain
threatens the foundations of liberty.
Poulet Chasseur: Chicken Worth
Lingering Over
FOOD · FRENCH CUISINE · COOKING TECHNIQUES
Poulet Chasseur is a French chicken dish
featuring browned thighs cooked slowly
with mushrooms, wine, herbs, and a rich
pan.
Poulet Chasseur sounds like the kind of
dish that requires a French grandmother,
a copper pan and an uninterrupted
afternoon. It doesn’t.
The name means “hunter’s chicken,” and
the dish comes from the French tradition
of cooking meat with mushrooms, herbs,
wine and whatever else might plausibly…
HOUSEHOLD SPENDING · INCOME INEQUALITY · FOOD ASSISTANCE
Despite national economic growth and job
gains, many households face rising costs…
FOOD CULTURE · RESTAURANTS
Rising and uneven food prices are
reshaping dinner choices, with…
POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
The narrative of Thanksgiving often
overlooks the devastation Indigenous…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
The White House has been transformed
into a federally franchised dining
complex featuring fast-food outlets and
themed…
Farmers who once supported Donald Trump
face severe economic hardship as
tariffs and disrupted trade with China.
The light in the bottling shed hadn’t…