Death To Potatoes And Jews With Horns: The Perils Of (Mis-)Translation
In a Lexicon Valley podcast, Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield look at some of the mines in this particular minefield - from Khrushchev's notorious line "We will bury you" to Iranian protestors to the old stereotype that Jews have horns sprouting from their heads. Slate 11/01/12 (includes audio and transcript)

Posted November 2, 2012 12:42 AM