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Ukraine One Year On
Today I am left with Samuel Beckett: "nothing to express, nothing with which to express, nothing from which to express, no power to...

David Matthews
Feb 25, 20236 min read
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(Kevin) McCarthyism on the Agenda in the House: Déjà Vu All Over Again
This week House Republicans engineered a pair of concurrent resolutions to safeguard the country from the twin horrors of socialism and...

David Matthews
Feb 4, 20235 min read
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Oh, Those Classified Documents!
Hall of Fame second baseman and manager Frankie Frisch (1898–1973), "the Fordham Flash," hated it when his pitchers walked opposing...

David Matthews
Jan 26, 20233 min read
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Drag Queen Story Hour Comes to Congress
The George Santos miniseries saga continues to spin off spectacular storylines, each more wildly improbable than the last. The first...

David Matthews
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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A Look Back at Allen Ginsberg (Part 3)
I think of a line from William Wordsworth's poem "Resolution and Independence" as I sit at my desk searching for a way to wrap up this...

David Matthews
Jan 13, 20239 min read
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A Look Back at Allen Ginsberg (Part 2)
The fall term's deep dive into Allen Ginsberg was prompted by an email from Elaine Falone telling me she had an urge to read some...

David Matthews
Jan 8, 202314 min read
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