Here’s what I was obliquely trying to say by posting this video: if you want to be a President of the United States, it’s something you prepare for your entire adult life. The shape of that experience varies but ideally should include some mix of academic excellence, meaningful experience in government, enthusiastic engagement in international […]
Category Archives: politics
I’m not saying I’d vote for someone in a primary just because they look kind of gangster
April 27, 2008 – 5:15 pm
but
Something’s wrong
January 13, 2006 – 12:44 am
Today I hopped in my car and drove from Beverly Hills to Western and Venice to buy some cardboard boxes at the closest U-Haul location. It’s about a four mile (I think), twelve-minute trip. Beverly Hills: on the way out, I passed the Rolls dealership (with black and white cars in the window, giant Xmas […]
Contrapasso
December 16, 2005 – 11:15 pm
All the Italians I know are really into Boccaccio. Nino said to me that Dante “knew everyone and the divine” where B. was of the earth, but thinks their brilliance is equal. Anyway, check out the Decameron Web if you’re into medieval Italian lit.
Thanks to a certain someone I have an uh, subscription to The […]
Become bullets
October 13, 2005 – 6:38 pm
Anorexia must have an auto-immune component because I just ate for the first time after twenty-four hours of not, uh, eating, and man.
I have my MCE box set to catch Hardball - Chris Matthews is the best of the daily talking heads - and yesterday he had judge Robert Bork as a guest commenting on […]
Litwack 2004 CA Voting Special
October 29, 2004 – 2:33 pm
So I voted early today. I got there half an hour after the polls opened to find an hour and a half wait, with a booby prize at the end - Diebold machines. Fuckers. Print a vote receipt in case of a recount - is that so tough? No sign of electioneering in Beverly Hills, […]
Enough
December 10, 2003 – 12:57 pm
What a Dick. I’m done with this administration. Vote Dean, everybody.
September 11
September 11, 2003 – 9:47 am
If you want to honor the dead and serve your country, protect the Constitution. Without it, we’re Singapore.