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How to do diplomacy in the face of war
Like you, I read about (or maybe just skim over) Trump’s egregiously wacky jabs at convincing everyone he knows what he’s doing. One of the many things he knows nothing about is diplomacy, which demands a grasp of reality he … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Government, Immigration, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, War
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", "The Island at the Center of the World", Hudson Bay, Iran war, Manhattan Island, New Amsterdam, New England, Peter Stuyvesant, Richard Nicolls, Russell Shorto, Trump
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Scenes from my life: Neil Sedaka
The setting: a square, dull, small room without windows. A cell, really. A few wooden chairs in a row, as if it were a tiny theater. An upright piano backed against one of the walls in a front corner of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Darling Lily", "Lightning Strikes", "Love Story", "Sound of Silence", Artie Garfunkel, Charlie Bluhdorn, Francis Lai, Frank Yablans, Gulf + Western, Howard Greenfield, Lou Christie, Neil Sedaka, Paramount Pictures, Paul Simon, Stanley Jaffe
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So what happened after that?
The British sailed into what was re-named New York Harbor and took Manhattan, that’s what happened. But what happened after that happened? In Taking Manhattan, Russell Shorto tells us what happened: Scholars of American history once chose to set the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Government, Politics, Racism, Religious fundamentalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", American revolution, capitalism, George III, Native Americans, New Amsterdam, New England, Puritans, Russell Shorto, slave trade, slavery, the bible, Wall Street
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