Man-Child Author of the Google Memo
He comes off as the kind of little know-it-all who thinks he’s way smarter than he actually is, and has now been done in by hubris and a lack of footnotes.
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Singing the Praises of James Bond
Bond is dead! Viva la Bond! On the passing of Roger Moore I count down the top 10 James Bond movie theme songs.
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My History Lecture on C-SPAN: Victorian Culture
For those of you who ever wondered just how boring it would be to sit and listen to me ramble on about history for an hour, here’s your chance.
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In Memoriam: Jimmy Breslin
Breslin recognized New York City as something beautiful not only despite its flaws and imperfections, but maybe even because of them.
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Why I’m Not Writing this Essay
Well, there’s a whole bunch of reasons, really. Behold.
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The Counter Revolution
A progressive counter-revolution may be closer than it appears at this dark moment. And not despite Trump, but because of him and his Grand Old Posse.
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Dear Readers: Let’s Make Me Bad
There’s a right wing website dedicated to spying on and publicly shaming liberal college professors.
We need to get me on this list.
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This Is Not About White People
This is my America, in all its ugliness and beauty, its shame and potential.
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The Founders Didn’t Want You to Vote, But I Do
Democracy’s here. At least for now. And it can only be what we make of it.
Organize. Strategize. Mobilize.
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