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TRUMP TILTS AT WINDMILLS

Like Don Quixote, Trump entertains hallucinations in which windmills are adversaries. Both fictional and factual characters indict the folly of self-delusion. Except Trump’s fantasies do actually have real-life impact–and it is unequivocally catastrophic, no more so than in his attacks … Continue reading

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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN UNIVERSITY BOARDS ARE MADE UP OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS

and other business types. Forget ethics or integrity as guiding principles. It is astounding that Harvard is even conducting talks with mud wrestler McMahon and the rest of Trump’s anti-Semitic, white supremacist administration. Trump’s extortions have worked like a diagnostic … Continue reading

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TRUMP DRIVES DOWN VIEWERSHIP

Nielsen ratings for Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors malfunction were the lowest in the Honors’ history.

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THE MUSK AESTHETIC

Is the Cybertruck the ugliest car ever constructed? The Cybetruck is “a mobile panic room, a place to make you feel strong when you are weak,” Maya Vinokour writes in The Nation. “At the same time, it nudges you to … Continue reading

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KENNEDY CENTER’S CRIMINAL BOARD

“conspired to violate the law” by their illicit participation in Trump’s re-branding scheme, “and “they need to be held accountable, too,” says Sen. Van Hollen. And that incudes you, Ms. Second Lady Vance. Sen. Van Hollen identifies that part of … Continue reading

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TRUMP “CARES NOTHING FOR THE ARTS.”

Mary Trump reminds us that Trump |”and his administration have underfunded or defunded them.” Whereas, even if he did it in large part at Jackie’s urging, JFK spoke up for the arts like no other president past or since. Mary … Continue reading

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IF MITT ROMNEY CAN SUPPORT RAISING TAXES ON THE RICH

You darn well better come up to speed, Gov. Newsom. Otherwise, no presidency.

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DAVID HOGG’S GOT IT RIGHT

when he tweets that: “The Democratic Party is guided less by its stated values than by fear of angering lobbyists, special interests, consultants, and major donors. And yet the fear that should matter most, losing voters, is the one most … Continue reading

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DISGRACED LPC CHAIR SARAH CARROLL RESIGNED JUST IN TIME

as Village Preservation documents that her term under Eric Adams was the worst for landmark preservation since the Landmarks Preservation Commission was established sixty years ago.

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DEMOCRATS ISSUE A STRONGLY-WORDED STATEMENT

about Trump’s obscene rebranding of the Kennedy Center. But are they going to do anything?

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