Rachel Laudan

I’ve been biting my tongue (or restraining my fingers) for months now. But yesterday an article in the New York Times once again took the protests in Mexico City against the price of tortillas as symptomatic of the unrest that is likely to occur worldwide as the result of biofuels, rising maize prices, etc. [...]

I’m writing this on a friend’s computer because a thunderstorm did disastrous things to my internet connection.  I hope to be back in regular action tomorrow or the next day.

Tisane. The generic name for French herbal teas that might put you to sleep or cure an ill or just taste delicious.
Orzo. An Italian dried pasta, the size and shape of a cereal grain.
Horchata. A cool, milky-looking drink made of rice, chufa, (or perhaps melon seeds, coconut, or condensed milk).
Orgeat. An [...]