No. 561: Beginnings, endings and end-arounds – and dammit, Jim, I’m 101 today
Hold on to your potatoes: Welcome, dear reader, to Jan. 20, 2021. Today, of course, is the series finale of “The Apprentice President,” which promises to be as somber…
The Economist
Polls aren’t crystal balls (but they are solid-gold intel)
By DAVID CHAUVIN // No matter where you stand on the accuracy of the polls leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election, it’s not particularly hard to find supporting evidence….
Communications meets politics, on a one-way street
By DAVID CHAUVIN // I’m of a certain age – OK, fine, I’m old, old enough to remember George, the ill-fated and short-lived political magazine created by John F. Kennedy…
Adelphi taps Asian affairs expert as liberal arts leader
By GREGORY ZELLER // Adelphi University has recruited an Ithaca College innovator to lead its ambitious liberal arts programs. Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, currently dean of Ithaca College’s School of Humanities…
No. 265: Santa snickers, the Manufacturing Task Force Awakens and the Golden Globes go to…
Gut Yontiff: “Good holiday,” for our non-Yiddish speaking readers, and a Happy Hanukkah to all. Adam Sandler’s “eight crazy nights” – the Jewish Festival of Lights commemorating the rededication of…