2019
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The American crown
French King Louis XIV (1638-1715) placed considerable trust in himself. What emanated from this American president is not fascism, as…
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Beasts of the Cretaceous
Dinosaurs weren’t viable as a religion, but seemed far more interesting than Jesus. Long before I started going blind, I…
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The 60 percent solution
Tory Prime Minister David Cameron staked his career on Brexit’s rejection, and lost, in part because the London side of…
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All the time in the world
Despite political chaos, Kabul thrived in between 1950 and 1970s. One day soon the United States will strike a face-saving…
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Beasts of the Cretaceous II
When in Necropolis, don’t forget to sightsee. After being delivered to a child psychologist to exorcise my affection for all…
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Ominous palms
Mock palm readers at your own peril. Some reliable sources talk nonsense. Savants can have the same knack. This did…
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Writer and radio personality Studs Terkel, left, in conversations with legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko in the 1980s. Terkel died…
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The hard part
Liberal critics of Donald Trump placed entirely too many eggs in Robert J. Mueller’s basket. Liberal critics of Donald Trump…
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Poisoned, again
The Northern League’s Matteo Salvini, rousing and arousing, is dead set on becoming Italy’s next prime minister. When one insurgency…
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Vendetta in the rearview mirror
In November 1979, Tehran crowds charged the U.S. Embassy, triggering a 444-day ordeal for the 52 diplomats and American citizens…
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The last Gandalf
Words without end… The old ambassador had me at “hoodwinked.” When he added “bamboozled” and “railroaded,” I was in Seventh…
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Hose
“Remembering Joys That Have Passed Away,” by Augustus E. Mulready, 1873: when death and sentimentality join forces. My youthful world…
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Piú lungo della gamba
For Matteo Salvini, now former interior minister, things are not as rosy as they were in the spring. Early into…
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Expressions are served
Nothing likes hot expressions from the state of Maple to please a young boy’s heart. When I was five and…
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Irreversible
Unplug anything that depends on impulses, eyes included, and the game’s up. Smartphones and human eyes share a common downside;…
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A few basic words
Not yet in full adolescent bloom, sex was a rumour heavy on odd stories. At age 12, grazed by the…
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The local mind
“Mente locale” can lead to all manner of reflection, and discovery. Early into what would become a lengthy Rome sojourn…
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Get help!
When in doubt, or distracted, stock up… Many of my friends and acquaintances are in some form of psychotherapy. Most…
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Raging toward a second act
Despite the impeachment imbroglio, Trump’s re-election chances remain strong. My Polish-born mother swore by two pet theories: that death might…
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