This 2012 biography is a refreshing and well-written tour through the life of one of the 20th century greats. It is especially strong as a…
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This 2012 biography is a refreshing and well-written tour through the life of one of the 20th century greats. It is especially strong as a…
The extraordinary turnaround and coalescence of the Democratic party…in one week!..around Joe Biden was the feature topic obviously on an entertaining The Editors Podcast 193.…
I will miss Chris Matthews. Maybe some attractive women invited to go on the show to comment won’t. The MeToo movement is expanding like a…
A tweet alerted me to this 2011 Guardian article, September 11’s indirect toll: road deaths linked to fearful flyers. A German professor, Gerd Gigerenzer, estimated…
Jim Clyburn’s endorsement brought Joe Biden back from what would have been a near-death if not fatal experience for his campaign. It was announced Wednesday,…
It was not so long ago, the following questions weighed heavy on the prognosticators’ minds: Will Kamala Harris catch Joe Biden in South Carolina? Even…
Aeon has an essay by Nolen Gertz that lays out varieties and evolution of nihilism. He says, following Nietzche, that it can be active or…
Sanders has smashed his opponents in Nevada tonight. He is the winner now in three straight Democratic primaries/caucuses and appears to be cruising to the…
This is a compelling if overly enthusiastic Libertarian fantasia from 1997, replete with bold predictions about the impact of technology on politics. We can now…
How useful is someone or something you’re listening to? What is the ROPE? The larger and more ossified the institution the higher the frequency. The…