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What is New York City?
Its people and the variety in good eating the people provide to all of us. That was my awed response to 2026 The New York Times annual 100 best restaurants list. Which I embraced in its entirety — while eating … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Human rights, Immigration, Journalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", "The Island at the Center of the World", New Amsterdam, New York City, New York Times, New York Times 2026 Best Restaurants, Russell Shorto
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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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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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