Democratic National Convention
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Not a Tough Crowd September 02, 2024
After two hours on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport, the flight was cancelled and we were deplaned. I had been seated next to a former congresswoman who lost to another incumbent in 2022 as a result of redistricting, after decades in the House of Rep...
Let Them Eat Joy August 26, 2024
The Democratic National Convention, which just wrapped up in Chicago with the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris for president, positively glittered. The event was chock full of celebrity politicians, musicians, movie stars, millionaires, and...
Garrison Keillor on Tim Walz August 26, 2024
The upper Midwest had a moment in the sun at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Michigan and Wisconsin have a good chance of being the states that decide the election. And with Minnesota governor Tim Walz as Vice President Kamala Harris’s runni...
The Ben & Jerry’s Cookbook Is a Portal to ’60s-Era Nostalgia August 09, 2024
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream came into my life around the same time I first learned about the ’60s, and for a long time, the two remained linked in my mind.To be clear: This was a sanitized version of the ’60s appropriate for a seventh grader. Woodstock, ...
