'They were put in cells reserved for U.S. citizens'

What's right about this solution is also what's wrong

How will the U.S. go down? Gracious? Mature? Or flailingly, breaking the world?

"Howie Klein was a cultural sleuth who had a knack for recognizing important moments."

"'You see,' Steve Bannon said. 'Goebbels.'"

What do our new-minted masters, those Thiel-driven souls, have in mind for us next?

"I learned so much. Not just about the music business, but about worldly things, spirituality"

"He had written on a map of the United States in red Sharpie, 'all bands on tour at all times'."

"A titan of what it meant to be human"

"He was steadfast and brave about his last endeavour, facing quietly but squarely into the wind."

'Howie had the most interesting life of anyone I’ve met'

A reflection on blogging gone by, plus Jon Swift's venerable list for 2025

Alan Grayson on Howie Klein's passing

A giant leaves the earth

Reflections on Tim Minchin's classic seasonal song

When our grandkids are adults, gathered around 2110 fires, what tales they will tell!

The Hard Right isn't one Right. There's no single ideology. So who's poised to win?

Late-stage madness: the addled are finally in charge

The real Epstein story is about power. Underage sex was just the entertainment — avidly pursued, certainly, but not the main point.

In the next 10 to 20 years, the die could be cast.