Loved “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” (1974) by Robert Caro. Spoiler alert. Once you read the 1336 page book you’ll probably want to read Robert Moses’ response and Robert Caro’s reply to Moses’ response.
Category Archives: Politics
The Absolute at Large, by Karel Čapek, 176 pages (1922)
This is a satire by Czech writer Karel Čapek. An invention creates unlimited resources, except food, and a byproduct of religious devotion to it by all within its grasp. After most of the world is destroyed because of religious fervor arising out of each community’s belief in the righteousness of its own absolute as opposed to competing absolutes, well, you’ll have to read the rest of this to find out.
The Coming of the Third Reich (2003) 622 pages, by Richard J. Evans
The Coming of the Third Reich (2003) 622 pages, by Richard J. Evans, is the first of a trilogy of books by Evans describing the rise and fall of the 20th century’s most documented dictatorship. Evans describes the social, political, and cultural factors that led to the Nazi’s assumption of power. Most of the book centers on the period from 1918 until the Summer of 1933, about six months after Adolph Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor. What were they thinking? What were we all thinking?
The Narcissistic Separation of John and Elizabeth Edwards
In a moment more characteristically narcissistic than his affair with Rielle Hunter, but less narcissistic than what one might otherwise expect, former senator, Democratic vice presidential candidate, trial attorney, and current narcissist John Edwards has legally separated from his wife Elizabeth Edwards, CBS News has confirmed with someone familiar with the situation.
To help all of us get through Mr. Edwards’ narcissism, broad and deep, I’ve included these relevant quotes:
“It is an extraordinarily sad moment, but I love my children more than anything and still care deeply about Elizabeth.”
–John Edwards“Everyone who is born to the Earth has the psychic ability lying dormant.”
–John Edward“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire: he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.”
–Jonathan Edwards“And so oddly enough, I spent the last five days of my life crying in Argentina.”
–Mark Sanford
Thank you.