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Edward D. White

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America’s First Connoisseur

Edward White’s new monthly column, “Off Menu,” serves up lesser-told stories of chefs cooking in interesting times.

by Edward D. White via The Paris Review on May 21, 2020
The Hollywood Darling Who Tanked His Career to Combat Anti-Semitism

The life and political commitments of screenwriter Ben Hecht.

by Edward D. White via The Paris Review on November 3, 2017

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Chuck Grassley looking at his phone during confirmation hearing

A Brief Guide to Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, the Silliest Ritual In Washington

Supreme Court confirmation hearings feature senators talking a lot, and nominees nodding politely until they can leave.

by Jay Willis via Balls And Strikes on March 15, 2022

Poster for "Independence for Puerto Rico."

Are Puerto Ricans Really American Citizens?

How it came to be that Puerto Rico came to have a separate but unequal status under American law.

by Charles R. Venator-Santiago via The Conversation on March 2, 2017

A worker prepares to remove a statue of Jefferson Davis.

How Robert E. Lee Got Knocked Off His Pedestal

Before New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu made his celebrated speech, a grassroots movement forced the city to take down its monuments to white supremacy.

by Michael "Quess" Moore, Brentin Mock via CityLab on May 29, 2017

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