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Should Dems Win, Ballroom Must Be the First Thing to Go

The arch could still be stopped in its tracks; the ballroom maybe not. Because it is an affront to everything classical and tasteful in DC’s monuments, it should be rapidly  torn down and the East Wing of the White House restored.

Will the Dems and a new Congress have the balls to do this? Will the Trumpian monstrosities prevail? Oliver Wainright, The Guardian’s architecture critic, last month had some pregnant thoughts on the mutilation of Washington that must not continue. Continue reading “Should Dems Win, Ballroom Must Be the First Thing to Go”

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The Trees

The sick lunatic who is our president is trying to pull another fast one, this time on DC’s East Potomac Golf Course, a national treasure. Like his takeover grab for the Kennedy Center. Now 500 old historic trees are down so he can build another Trump golf course. A fierce legal battle is on, and the judge is angry. Continue reading “The Trees”

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Remembering Jazz

Louis Armstrong, 1950

It’s easy to get tired of writing about Trump. I used to write a lot about jazz but got taken over by a fascination with political disasters and outrage. I’m too old and divorced from the jazz scene now, but here are some great jazz photos you may not have seen. They show the vibrancy of a music that once reflected the art and soul of America. Continue reading “Remembering Jazz”

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Aging is not gentle.

Clint Eastwood at 93

What follows is a meditation on getting old attributed to Clint Eastwood but in fact seems to be written by its poster, Ed Davidson. The piece has gotten a ton of downloads because it’s so true.

Of course there’s a good deal more to getting old, as this 92-year-old can testify. For me, the physical decline dominates though your brain does weird, squiggly, surprising things too. I’ll talk about that later. Continue reading “Aging is not gentle.”

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Chaos at the Kennedy Center

Of all Trump’s depraved doings, this one has really captured the public’s attention and ire. It’s a personal slap in the face to JFK and his memory, to the arts, to Washington. It has gotten national attention and has truly galvanized the District.

I lived and worked in DC for about eight years. It was an extraordinary town then, with plenty of problems, yes, and Trump is now doing all he can to destroy it. Continue reading “Chaos at the Kennedy Center”

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The Worm Turns

To no one’s great surprise, Kim Jong Un recently denounced U.S. actions in Iran, calling them acts of state-sponsored terrorism and aggression.

Eight years earlier at their first meeting, it was all happy hokum, or so Trump thought. He actually believed Kim was ready to give up his nukes. My observations on this are now published in Trumpworld Begins, which I hope you will buy here (US) or here (Mexico). Continue reading “The Worm Turns”

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A True Conservative Nut Case

I haven’t heard much from Ann Coulter lately, but then I don’t subscribe to X, where she hangs out. She did say back in 2024, “The best thing Trump could do for America is die.” I gave her a short chapter in Trumpworld Begins back in 2017. It’s worth reposting here as a way to introduce you to the book—which I want you to buy here or, in Mexico, here. And it helps you remember how one of the great universities caved on freedom of speech. Continue reading “A True Conservative Nut Case”