Earthquakes
Cheesecake Factory, tan suits, and the staying power of culture wars
With less than a week until a potentially historic midterm election, the political discourse is being dominated by war or seismic shifts in technology, but by the Cheesecake Factory. The big picture: Culture wars regularly swarm American political discussions, especially when the jibes are personal. Former President Obama's passing joke over the weekend about Cheesecake Factory decor did just that — by criticizing President Trump's personal taste and style. "He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory," Obama said, poking fun at the president's controversia