The Day’s Long Journey into Night

Writing my dissertation, I learned that thoughtfulness and restrained judgment differentiate the light-hearted liberal of today from the angrier intellectual I once was. But,...

November 5th in US History

Few remember outspoken leader of the labor movement, Eugene Debs opposed the Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson as the progressive candidate in the 1912 elections....

Eat Drink Man Placenta. Repeat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs5WiddD7i0 Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Zero Calories Section correspondent, was licking some aspartame off his pants, when he read Rethinking Eating.  Start-ups are engineering “meat” and “eggs” from...

The NSA as Comic Book Javert

Former National Security Agency contractor turned whistle-blower Edward Snowden is about to become a comic book character. "I found him to be a very fascinating...

Gitlin’s Latest Question: Who’s Afraid of Antifa

First published here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/opinion/antifa-trump-charlottesville.html By TODD GITLINAUG. 28, 2017 A counter protester holds a “Antifa” sign at the Boston Free Speech Rally earlier this month.Credit Stephanie Keith/Reuters During his speech...

Missions Signal a Growing Role for Mormon Women. And Other Minorities

As expected, The New York Times reported on Missions Signal a Growing Role for Mormon Women. Unexpectedly, Marquel, TPVs Times correspondent dug further and discovered...

Among the Truthiest People Marquel’s Ever Met Is Hillary

Marquel, TPVs NYTimes self-promotion correspondent could not believe his smile while reading Clinton Takes Responsibilty for Benghazi In New memoir, "Hard Choices.” Hillary Rodham...

The Pressure Cooker

Marquel,  TPVs NYTimes Terrorist Culinary Skills Section correspondent, was taking a nap when he read Bomb Squad Destroys Pressure Cooker Near Capitol.  In a...

American Politics, a Tank, and the International Stage: The Venice Biennale

Yes, I am going to require at least a modicum of research for this piece, which is— above all else— a discussion of the...

Inexplicable Daily Events: The Japanese Care. Congress Lunches on Wheat

We may not think that the Japanese are our keepers, but they are, and may the power remain with them. In 2004, the United States...

Carsonism on Islam

Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Flea Speech Section correspondent found time to read G.O.P. Field Wrestles With Questions on Islam and the Presidency. Donald J. Trump's handling...

Brain Rumors

Marquel, TPVs NYTimes IQ Depression Section correspondent, was learning the multiplication table in Chinese, when he read How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain....

When in America Do Like Trump

Donald Trump Says Jeb Bush Should Stop Speaking Spanish. According to Trump, Americans speak English, Mexicans speak Mexican, and Canadians speak Canadian. Marquel agreed...

TPV’s Own Times Correspondent On “American Veteran Seized by North Korea During a Tour...

Merrill Newman was released after a month of detention in North Korea after expressing regret for his actions during the Korean War, none of...
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