The Adventures of Lumping, Splitting, and Preparing Matzo Ball Soup.

The author responds to criticism of an article he wrote in the journal from several scholars concerning the influence of regionalism on U.S. foreign policy. He comments on suggestions for further research in areas such as U.S. Southern states and U.S. foreign relations, the concept of honor in the creation of support for U.S. military intervention among the citizenry of U.S. Southern states, and whether former U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson should be viewed as a Texan or a southerner. The author states that the criticisms he received would inform his scholarship on the U.S. Southern states during the Vietnam War.