7.31 On a taped 1971 phone conversation, Governor Reagan discusses a UN event with President Nixon, “Last night, I tell you, to watch that thing on television as I did . . . To see those, those monkeys from those African countries — damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes!” 7.31 Cory Booker: “We lost the state …
Is there a better way to spend time with family and friends than throwing hatchets in Paramus New Jersey? Not on Saturday night there wasn’t, as Molly, Shawn, Cara and Joe joined me in belatedly celebrating Ginny‘s birthday. We had a fun time at Bury the Hatchet, making like Mel Gibson and hurling various sized …
I’m sorry Trump is turning Independence Day into a pretext for his self glorification, but he’s done it to everything his whole life, so why the indignation now? I’m a little more upset that on our southern border he is violating international law about asylum seekers, is turning the US government into an institution of …
Thanks to the largesse of Ron Swoboda, Ginny and I went to see the Mets play the Braves. The Mets came from behind to win 8-6. The Mets have a lot of underperforming players, but they do have some bright young stars who just might blossom in the future. Below, starter Noah Syndergaard returns from …
6.30 In the first MLB games played in Britain, the Yanks beat the Red Sox 17-13 and 12-8. 6.30 Bloomberg: U.S. suicide rates are at the highest level since World War II, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. “The U.S. suicide rate increased on average by about 1% a year …
Thanks to Blair and Mary Lou Pavlik and the Connecticut Civil War Roundtable for having me up to Torrington to talk about the adventures of Commander Will Cushing. Great group! Nice people! I had a lot of fun
Ginny, Cara and I went to the theater last night to see Jez Butterworth‘s sad and dramatic play about Ireland The Ferryman, directed by Sam Mendes, and starring Bryan D’Arcy James. I enjoyed it.
On Saturday, I cashed in today on the Christmas gift given to me by my Hamilton-loving daughter Cara, who gave us tickets to a Hamilton themed walking tour of Lower Manhattan. We saw many interesting sights, including Hamilton’s grave, the FDNY Frieze at the 9-11 site, and the tiny ancient Stone Street, still reminiscent of …
I was always a fan of TheWest Wing. Now it turns out that one of the pranks I initiated at Spy inspired an episode. In the January 1993 issue, we pulled a prank on incoming Congressmen, interviewing them with a series of stupid questions that culminated with a solicitation of their opinion of what to …
4.30 Historian Alvin Felzenberg: “There is no question that Trump did not invent himself — there are issues that he’s capitalized on that have been percolating for some time. If the president were to decide: ‘I made my point, did some good for the country, and am going to spend the rest of my days …
APRIL 2019: “THIS IS THE END OF MY PRESIDENCY. I’M FUCKED.” Read More »