In 1776, Philadelphia’s population of about 35,000 consumed millions of oysters a year. The colonial city was riddled with taverns and street vendors who sold oysters on the half shell. Residents ...

Efforts to honor the president and Massachusetts native with a memorial in Washington have faltered before. This time, ...

There is something of the old fogey about Coleridge. Despite his modernity on some causes, Coleridge’s court rulings were ...