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American CrisisAmerican Crisis Ep. 9: Steve Inskeep on how Lincoln dealt with a deeply divided nationOf all the people I’ve interviewed for American Crisis — Carl Bernstein, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Molly Jong-Fast and others — Steve Inskeep is probably the least alarmed about this moment in American history. He’s far less alarmed than I am, in fact.He brings to bear on this question his many years as a journalist, including covering the Pentagon, George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign, and the U.S. Senate. He’s been the host of Weekend All Things Considered and Morning Edition. A student of American history and a native of Indiana, he has written four books, the most rec...2023-09-2034 min
American CrisisAmerican Crisis, Ep. 4: Ruth Ben-Ghiat on creeping autocracy in the U.S.This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit margaretsullivan.substack.comA few days before the 2016 presidential election, the New Yorker magazine published a prescient interview with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a scholar and historian with a particular interest in Mussolini. (She also writes the excellent Lucid newsletter here on Substack.)“These people are mass marketers,” she said then about populist strongmen — including a certain presidential candidate. “They give the impression of talking directly to the people.” A few days later, of course, Donald Trump was elected, and the rest is, well, still-deve...2023-07-1218 min
All the Hats We WearEp 56 - Life Purpose and a Special Ten Dollar BillNotes:
Boston Globe
1. Neil Krieger, obit, neuroscientist, bioluminescence
2. Godfather 2
3. Stella Sullivan, obit, 96, “that dirty bird virus”
4. Dad pays for son’s first legal beer
5. Joan Baez, painter
6. Massachusetts Conference for Woman
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Wall Street Journal
7. New rule in England: can only serve alcohol with a “substantial meal”
8. Tony Hsieh’s unwieldy estate
9-10. Consumer psychology: sloppy vs neat present wrapping
11. The Lindler brothers and fishing business
12. Walter E. Williams, ob...2020-12-1327 min