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The poultry donation had arrived, completely frozen, two hours before dinner was to begin. “Get three cutting boards and six chef’s knives!” I directed Sister Laura. Soon we had...

Distrust of authority is now the American norm. In 1964, 77 percent of Americans said that they trusted the government to do the right thing most of the time...

The sun rose over Paris as we walked to catch the train to the Saint Lazare station. We’d been in France for a week and were twenty-six hours shy...