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FROM THE MAGAZINE

July 2020

‘What’s really happening in America is a crisis of authority, from the White House down to your local police precinct. This in turn derives from a crisis in America’s identity — and that’s not about race or racism. It is a crisis in national confidence.’

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All about the allium

Summertime, and the garlic is fragrant

By Jane Stannus

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Do the vegans want blood?

Meat is murder, they say

By Laurie Graham

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Born Toulouse: varietals, vermouth and verse

Pinot Noir ‘should be approached like a beautiful woman — with respect, some knowledge, and great hopes’

By Roger Kimball

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