ON POLITICAL CHANGE
AS PART OF THE ATLANTIC’S “THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION,” David Brooks writes, “America Needs a Mass Movement—Now,” October 14, 2025. His article provides a culminating lesson in civics, the initial one … Continue reading
THE NEW YORK TIMES—SEEMINGLY CATCHING ON PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, WE BEGAN AN ASSESSMENT of The New York Times Editorial Board’s “Are We Losing Our Democracy?” Here we continue with tidbits gleaned from this article which suggested … Continue reading
THE NEW YORK TIMES—SEEMINGLY CATCHING ON PART 1
SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY RECOGNIZED IT back in April 2025 and SimanaitisSays agreed at the time. It is significant, albeit lamentable, that more than six months later The Editorial Board of … Continue reading
MISTER 880—THE MAN, THE MOVIE, THE RETROSPECTIVE
THE NEW YORKER HAS A REGULAR FEATURE “TAKES,” retrospectives of previous pieces on one thing and another. “David Grann on St. Clair McKelway’s ‘Old Eight Eighty’,” October 19, 2025, is … Continue reading
RENOIR DRAWINGS—ENJOYING THEM FROM AFAR
THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, is a continent away from me, but through electronic wizardry and the Morgan’s kindness, I am able to share … Continue reading
INDEPENDENCE FOR WHOM? PART 2
YESTERDAY, OUR CIVICS LESSON BEGAN with The Atlantic’s “Independence for Whom?” Part 1 and Jefferson’s stirring words “all men are created equal.” Lamentably enough, it concluded with Supreme Court Chief … Continue reading
INDEPENDENCE FOR WHOM? PART 1
A FEW DAYS AGO, I PROMISED to continue with more from The Atlantic’s “The Unfinished Revolution.” As I noted, think of this magazine’s excellent series as “a much appreciated (and … Continue reading
OUR QUEENS FELON GRIFTER-IN-CHIEF
IN A CONCISE 2 MINUTES 21 SECONDS, KATHLEEN KINGSBURY describes “The Corruption Behind Trump’s East Wing Demolition,” The New York Times, October 25, 2025. “As of Oct. 24,” the preface … Continue reading
BARONESS ORCZY AND EARLY TV PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, WE LEARNED how the first superhero novel transformed from rejection status to best seller by way of its stage play counterpart. Pimpernel cinema followed—indeed, in multiple … Continue reading
THE BARONESS ORCZY AND EARLY TV PART 1
“THEY SEEK HIM HERE, THEY SEEK HIM THERE/ Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.” So it was said of the Baroness Orczy’s Scarlet Pimpernel. I sought him recently—with double success—in recent … Continue reading
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