From New York Magazine — Sept. 12, 2022 The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away. By Andrew Rice and Olivia Nuzzi — Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your … Continue reading Hunter Biden’s Laptop
Too busy . . . Someone here fits that description . . . Heading for Kyiv . . . then where? Will all our most extravagant hopes end this way? Ghosts: Gorby & Reagan . . . What if Mikhail had borrowed Ronnie’s astrologer .. .?? In post-Gorbachev Russia, this now passes for freedom of … Continue reading Gorbachev: An Elegy in Images
Washington Post — September 2, 2022 How I ditched my poverty tells By Tracy Moore A study published in the journal Nature last month about something called “bridging social capital” elicited many no-duhs on social media. The study’s big takeaway was that when the poor get a chance to meet the wealthier among us, they … Continue reading Self-Reinvention or Self-Erasure? An Abiding American Dilemma
WRAL TV News — State @NCCapitol Politifact In memoir, NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson mulls 2024 run, calls for taking science, history out of elementary schools Updated August 23, 2022 By Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is dropping more hints about a potential run for … Continue reading Our Work Cut Out For Us – A Preview of 2024 Governor’s Race in NC
The Column: 08.19.22 Garrison Keillor Aug 19 It was a week of crazy change, a couple of big wallops, and here I am still standing, head bowed but marching forward. An ace ophthalmologist broke the news that my dimming eyesight is the result of glaucoma, which makes me grateful that I’m 80 because if I … Continue reading Damn. Garrison is Definitely Losing it. I’ll Let Him Break the Bad News