Blood and Iron (and Gyros)

Between this video from the NYTimes (embedding is needlessly difficult, but I promise it's worth the click-through) and the ongoing confirmation hearings, I'm starting to realize that Otto von Bismarck was right.

Then again, the last time that happened, things didn't end terribly well...

Rupa Bhattacharya, Culinary Writer

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