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Professor at Auburn University
Assistant professor of political science at Auburn University in Alabama.
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Soren Jordan
FROM Soren Jordan
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump’s latest appointees: Sessions, Pompeo and Flynn President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Attorney General is Jeff Sessions, an immigration hard-liner and opponent of legal marijuana. Trump has selected Mike Pompeo as CIA chief. Pompeo was one of the lead Benghazi investigators in the House. Trump also selected Michael Flynn as national security advisor. Flynn has advised Trump on foreign policy throughout the campaign and believes the U.S. is at war with Islam.
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Morgan Parker: There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé Morgan Parker says that the poems in her book There Are Things More Beautiful than Beyonce take a stand against the clichés of the dominant culture.
Good Food
Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day' Peggy Lowe explains why Trump’s pick for USDA Secretary is rattling rural America. Dario Cecchini talks future plans for Chianti ramen, and Richard Turner shares cuts from “PRIME: The Beef Cookbook.” Writer Matthew Sedacca looks at the controversy behind liquid smoke. Jonathan Gold tries Chengdu-style dishes, and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine fills us in on the latest. Plus, chef Michael Beckman shares a recipe for cactus confit.