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As long as it subsidizes the wealthy. The moment some socialism trickles down to the poor and middle class–forget it. There would be no President Trump were it not for our woefully imbalanced socialism.

It would be oh so punitive if the U.S. made our billionaires pay their fair share in taxes, wouldn’t it? And the Dems are afraid of a Howard Schultz run? Another joker running for president.

Forgive me, beloved blog reader, for not posting over the past week. Lisa came up from Houston on Friday and we spent the next three days tearing up, re-stitching, tweaking, fidgeting, and twiddling our presentation at Columbia. More on that … Continue reading →

On Monday, Lisa Whitaker and I will  present on Peoples’ Artist: The Life and Death of Yuri Soloviev.

Remember ex-CBS head Les Moonves’s comment about his wall-to-wall Trump campaign coverage maybe being not so good for America, but good for CBS? Moonves should have been forced to resign for that crack and that belief espoused, long before he … Continue reading →

I just finished reading Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome for the second time. I thought it was the most haunting, romantic thing, just as I did nearly  fifty years ago. Is that why I’m so drawn to New England, or to … Continue reading →

When you’re no longer the Mayor selling out the city to international investors,  or no longer the owner of a coffee business selling over priced brew, nobody really cares what you have to say–unless you’ve REALLY got something to say. … Continue reading →

that Pat McBride Lousada had had such a varied career. Here’s Roslyn Sulcas’s obituary of Lady Lousada in the Times.

I saw New York City Ballet’s penultimate performance of Balanchine’s Orpheus. Penultimate for this season, that is.  It was the second time I’d seen it this season. I hope they bring it back. One of the reasons the audience doesn’t … Continue reading →

Which are anatomized by Paul Krugman in yesterday’s Times. Call them an out-of-touch billionaire who doesn’t want to pay his fair share of income taxes. QED.  Case closed.