Denali Dasgupta—The Monster Within

When I was but a wee lad--young and fresh and new to town--Mayor Harold Washington enthralled me with his amazing ability to effortlessly throw around big-time words and phrases that sent me to the dictionary.Now that I'm an old dog, it's New York…

Ironically, I happened upon the obituary for Colman McCarthy as Trump and Netanyahu dropped their bombs on Iran. I’ll get to the irony—but first, a few words about McCarthy.He was a journalist for the Washington Post—…

I finished World Pacific--Peter Mann's latest novel--in a glorious burst of reading at 8 in the morning, having been up almost all night. Couldn't sleep--just had to keep reading.And when I closed the book, I thought...What was that all about? W…

For the last few days, reporters have been desperately searching for a logical explanation as to why Trump would do something so illogical as start a war with Iran.It's a challenging mission cause there's no logical explanation other than the one …

I know from my own experiences that every family has it secrets, but the secrets revealed by Christine Kuehn in her gripping family memoir are--well, I mean...Let's just let them speak for themselves.And keep in mind as you’re reading…

If I had a pantheon of super-smart lefties who influenced my life, Noam Chomsky would be right up there with Kurt Vonnegut.I loved Vonnegut's books. Still read Slaughterhouse Five from time to time.Vonnegut could reduce the atrocious hypocrisies…