The New York Times: Article on death of race horse Barbaro quotes Rapping

An article distributed by Reuters on the death of the race horse Barbaro quotes Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, who said, "People don't want to think about what bad shape we're in. It's a matter of fiddling while Rome burns." The article was picked up by a number of outlets, including The New York Times, Boston Globe, newspapers in Qatar and United Arab Emirates, Reuters India, the Guardian (UK) and a number of NPR stations, including WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio; WBUR Boston and stations in New Mexico, North Carolina, Alaska and Florida. Go to article.