After a week of grey, Austin has reverted to its sunny, blue skies. It seems like the New Year, the first day that I have not had looming deadlines in…
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I’m delighted to have a piece”Thanksgiving, or how to eat American politics,” in the Ideas section of Sunday’s Boston Globe. On Thursday, almost nine out of ten Americans will gather…
Read moreWhat’s Not to Like About Industrially Processed Food?
I just spent two days at an a conference on the theme “Beyond Sweetness: New Histories of Sugar in the Early Atlantic World.” It was an exceptional gathering both in…
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