Does The Cat in the Hat have geopolitical implications? NPR's Lynn Neary talks with author Louis Menand, who wrote "Cat People" in the Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 issues of The New Yorker.
San Antonio's charreada or traditional Mexican rodeo originated among the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. The unique rodeo tradition has taken deep roots in the American Southwest.
There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.