

Heads should roll
[ First, an update on update : So what if it took two-and-a-half punishing hours to write a meager 283 words? The writing got done — a...
Apr 251 min read
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Just dropped in, for you to see what condition my condition is in
You deserve this update on my absence. Four days ago I responded to a friend and commenter who wished me well on my health, but many...
Apr 242 min read
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About today ...
[Update: I'm still recovering.] For a whole lot of reasons, today I'll not be posting my priceless, indispensable, internationally...
Apr 181 min read
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Was it really only three days? Just three?
This morning I asked myself, So, how's the week been going so far? I'm rather sure I'll never ask again. In late 2024, Columbia...
Apr 173 min read
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Hitler's first weeks as chancellor pre-scripted America's demagogue-as-despot
The day after President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Germany's chancellor, the New York Times covered the story in the upper left...
Apr 165 min read
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Harvard meets the head of all crime families
[ Now with a bonus update .] Quite a few organized crime members have become long-term guests of the federal government for running...
Apr 154 min read
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