A brand-new spot in Montpelier is the subject at hand, but first: a quick vocabulary lesson. The word is “rabble.” Its 13th-century meaning is “pack of animals,” according to the etymology dictionary ...

At one point in “Gangs of New York,” rabble-rouser William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting explains to his protége Amsterdam how he’s managed to thrive for decades on the vicious city streets. What drives ...

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Alabama congressman Mo Brooks has always been a sort of cross between the right-wing extremists who have represented his state over the centuries and cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn. Here at New ...