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May 2025

"I guess there's just a meanness in this world"
Thinking about civility, cruelty, and (sigh) the Joe Biden discourse.
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What Would Bob Graham Do?
Some disjointed thoughts about how the Democratic Party in Florida can find its way out of the wilderness, and the example they should follow.
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Top 25 U2 Songs: Don't Let It Get Away
Wrapping up my countdown of my Top 25 U2 songs with these tracks from the band's third creative peak.
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"You were right about the stars, each one is a setting sun."
My recap of the Wilco and Waxahatchee concert in Tallahassee on April 26th, 2025.
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April 2025

Film Reviews: Spotlight and Bombshell
Allowing my interests in politics and journalism to make its way into my viewing choices.
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Review: America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Jacob Heilbrunn's book got me thinking about how history (and our perception of it) gets smoothed over and the things that happened that we don't know…
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The Hydrogen Jukebox: "Knockin' Heart"
A killer track from the latest solo album from Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser.
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March 2025

The Shadow: Biden and LBJ
Thinking about two Democratic presidents who chose to serve just one term, and what happens when the negative overwhelms the positive.
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Top 25 U2 Songs: Honorable Mentions (Part 3)
The last set of songs that didn't quite make it onto the big list of my favorite U2 tracks.
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"The key word is survival on the new frontier"
Introducing a new section to the newsletter, which will have a historical/political bent to it.
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