Donald Trump and Participation Trophy Politics
Sean MurphyI’VE BEEN THINKING A lot?—?since the election and particularly during the past two weeks?—?about the...
“On This Day” or, Take My Life, Please
Remember when Facebook was still new? The novelty of being able to keep tabs on...
Trump & Co.: The Great Deceivers
ALLOW ME TO BE contrary for a moment. That rambling, semi-coherent, solipsistic rant (half campaign...
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine: 10 Songs of Righteous Protest
Ian Anderson called it, in ’74: The ice-cream castles are refrigerated; The super-marketeers are on...
Nat Hentoff: Great American Hero
Spiderman, I suppose, came first. Six or seven, comic book in hand, convinced there was...
Cheer Up, Trump Haters: It’ll Get Worse!
WELL, THAT PRESS CONFERENCE was…something, huh? Predictably shambolic to the point of parody. Only more...
David Bowie: The Man Who Owned the World (One Year Later)
ONLY THE BEATLES. That’s the sole comparison that comes to mind when compelled to name...
Coltrane: Ascent
First there’s the solo by Jimmy Garrison; actually it’s a soliloquy, as eloquent and convincing...
Mom, Johnny Mathis and Me
Despite accusations to the contrary leveled by friends (and especially family), I don’t hate Christmas...
Sui generis on the rocks: Christopher Hitchens, Five Years On
The best way to compliment a writer, as a reader, is to recommend their work...