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Food and Drink Were the Great Subject of “Portlandia” |

In its eight seasons on IFC, “Portlandia” has excelled at rapid characterizations, microscopically observed comedies of manners, and amiable lampoons of everyday anxieties—and never more so than when the show has considered food and drink. The appetite has been, from…

Trump’s Geopolitical Hail Mary

The magnitude of President Trump’s decision to accept a summit invitation from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un should not be understated. It is bold. It is risky. It might even be the ultimate geopolitical Hail Mary pass of all time. Yet…

Where is Real Statesmanship When We Need it Most?

The view that America is the indispensable leader in efforts to make a better world has long been so dominant in American foreign policy thinking as to seem axiomatic. Much of the current hostility to the Donald Trump presidency originated…