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The Cancel Culture War: Stalin v. Trump.

Last week I was at Lincoln Center for a superb all-Shostakovich chamber music program. Whenever I listen to Shosti (my nickname, regrets, easier to type), I check to see when he composed each work. Was it BS or AS? Or, … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with the GOP in one sentence

“Our whole business system would break down in a day if there was not a high sense of moral responsibility in our business world.” Spoken by Herbert Hoover on the campaign trail in 1928, and quoted by Jill Lepore in … Continue reading

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Don’t pull your hair out over news about dismissals!

Jack Smith has to dismiss because presidents can’t be prosecuted while in office. But, as the New York Times just wrote: Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought a pair of felony cases against Donald J. Trump, one accusing him … Continue reading

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