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The great Dutch historian Rutger Bregman unflinchingly put Tucker in his place with that succinct and apposite tag. Just perfect. And therefore, Fox “News” won’t air the interview. I guess overpaid, over-entitled fake-populist totalitarians UNEQUIVOCALLY believe in free and fair … Continue reading →

As if CNN hadn’t done enough to get Trump elected (for all the gratitude it earned them), they’ve now hired to helm their 2020 election coverage right-wing political operative Sarah Usgur, despite (or because of) the fact that she’s  got … Continue reading →

The current, ultra right-wing Supreme Court majority was cemented illegally by Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump, years after its now-senior members were installed via utterly duplicitous confirmation hearing behavior by Injustices Thomas, Roberts, and Alito. The majority does not represent … Continue reading →

Gittelson’s 1991 novel Biography is one of the best evocations of the biographical process I’ve ever read. But no more books published by her since then.

I mean, aren’t geishas supposed to be soothing and harmonious? Sen. Graham, in complete and shrill, shrill, shrill flip-the-script-in-the-service-of-treason mode, wants to investigate McCabe and the FBI for their patriotism. They understood that there was something rotten in Trumpland, and … Continue reading →

Amazon’s rout was, I think, one of the early manifestations of the campaign to take back this city that has been launched by the citizens of this city, who have been ripped off for so long by the city using … Continue reading →

Shocking but not surprising to learn that Amazon pays no federal income tax on a multi-billionaire dollar annual profit. And this is the type of racket that our mayor and governor think should be encouraged.

Amazon is still going to be increasingly investing in the five boroughs, it’s just that we taxpayers won’t be paying for their gravy train. And btw, just asking: what happens to NYC when the tech market it moves heaven an … Continue reading →

Trump’s unutterably insane presser today would seem to prove that he is out of his mind and/or under the influence of some hallucinogenic. His confrontational mania as he “engaged” with journalists referencing facts would seem to prove that he must … Continue reading →

Fiddling, fidgeting, and tweaking, the hours that Lisa spent sharpening up those Soviet archival photos– was worth it as we looked around the room and saw how absorbed in Yuri Soloviev’s story the attendees were on Monday night. Thank you, … Continue reading →