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Imminent: As per Oxford “about to happen – they were in imminent danger of being swept away.” Regretfully, these days all opinions about our war with Iran must be prefaced with an against the grain declaration that usually is “I am shedding no tears for the Ayatollah,...

As 2025 closes I am watching Ken Burns’, Sarah Botstein’s, David Schmidt’s, Geoffrey Ward’s, Buddy Squire’s and George Washington’s “The American Revolution” which frames and intensifies my belief that this year was the worst in the 250 since America broke free from...

It is too early to say whether Zohran Mamdani will fill the void left by Jeffrey Epstein and become Donald Trump’s closest friend, but 69 post-coital thoughts will be registered here: 1)  Unlike Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who was turned off by what she called their...

The illiterate, ignorant racism and antisemitism embedded in a substantial segment of Trump’s base, and his Congress, reached new lows last week.  The segment that Hillary stupidly called the “basket of deplorables”.  Stupid because she was a candidate, but I’m not...

“[T]o convince [me] to chip in $15 to [your] Senate campaign today” or any amount any day.  That appeal for a campaign contribution was just one among a seeming google of texts I’ve received from Sherrod Brown’s campaign during the last month.  I am on the sucker list...

Last weekend’s finals at “The Championships” was a disappointing closing sequel to the Roland Garros opener of the 2025 edition of “the channel slam”.  My review of the RG finals, in HL 200 (“The Roland Garros Finals and a Moment for Women’s Sports” June 12, 2025) is...