My sentiments exactly. (The author and I grew up in the same small town in Connecticut, way on the Boston side of the Yankees-Red Sox divide.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

The author of this op-ed, David Margolick, is from my hometown of Putnam CT. He captures my sentiments perfectly. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Damned good piece. www.alternet.org/two-looming-...

COLLAPSE THE OLIGARCHY! They need OUR money. when we fight , we win. Tell them it isn't over. #NotGoingBack

They are NOT the majority. They have billionaires who own mainstream and social media, most of the Supreme Court and half of Congress. Yet, they are NOT the majority. This is why they’re always trying to take away your votes. Because they are NOT the majority. They never will be.

Bill Cohan both raises my alarm at another right-wing billionaire consolidating control of the media and cracks me up for using "mishugas" in an NYT op-ed. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Smart piece by @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

After declaring emergency after emergency to justify his unconstitutional usurpation of power, Trump now has his Reichstag moment in the Kirk assassination, which he'll use to justify yet more executive power grabs.

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LISTEN to Gov. J.B. Pritzker warning: Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America.

Exactly right, Hilde Lipson! philanthropyproject.net/maine-fundra...

Wow.

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

what i see is a white house whose ambitions outstrip its resources, who did not count on facing mass resistance, and which is scrambling to escalate the situation in hopes that a display of force will make people shut up

i simply do not understand those of you who look at the white house and say to yourselves, “these are hyper competent people who are executing a sophisticated plan with high odds for success”

i personally do not think the administration is actually prepared for what happens if they are facing mass protests in every major city in the country

Pleased to be published today in The Philanthropy Project. philanthropyproject.net/who-is-block...

This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era.

This nails it. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

This is a beautiful, illuminating remembrance of David Souter, one of the best people NH ever sent to Washington. (We do not speak of Franklin Pierce, one of the worst.)

A lovely encomia (my new word), Alan. You call him an acquaintance. But someone who shares with you what’s in his grocery cart must be more than that.

My remembrance of Justice David Souter. www.alancantorconsulting.com/2025/05/no-c...

A great new book about screen awareness with young children co-authored by @pcantor.bsky.social!

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Russell Shorto's new book, "Taking Manhattan," is magnificent. I'll never think of NYC (or the Puritans, the Dutch, the Stuarts, or Peter Stuyvesant) the same way again. Shorto is such a great historian and storyteller.

After listening to @nprfreshair.bsky.social interview w. Gardiner Harris about his book, "No More Tears," I'm shocked but not surprised that one of the largest health foundations - Robert Wood Johnson Fndn. - is named after the J&J CEO who suppressed studies about asbestos in their baby powder.

It's out! The 1st-ever independent rep't on donor-advised funds, w. REAL percentages for what goes out in grants (not much) & the REAL average size of individual DAFs (huge!). Well done, @chuckcollins.bsky.social @helenofips.bsky.social Dan Petegorsky & Bella DeVaan! inequality.org/article/the-...

Add this to the fact that every time Trump golfs at one of his own resorts, he jacks up the hotel rates for the Secret Service. The American people foot the bill—and he pockets the cash. That’s the waste, fraud and abuse DOGE should be exposing.

Big crowd today on Concord, NH.

One hell of a story about Musk by the remarkable Jill Lapore. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...

I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

Thanks to Dear Leader for a return to those salad days of the late 1970s: Stagflation, a blend of high inflation and economic recession. That earlier period evolved from a factors largely beyond the control of a president. This is the result of the conscious actions of a president. Disaster.

Why aren’t you wearing a suit? Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?

It's beyond frustrating for this NH voter that it's impossible to get a call through to the office of Sen. Maggie Hassan. Her DC line and all four local offices consistently put me directly to music, not even voice mail. Please, Senator and your staff: Get your act together!

I can't recommend the podcast Scratch & Play from @wgbh.org enough. Fascinating, brilliant, funny, and hugely informative.

Striking how easily you can get millions of people to vote for a boot on their own face just by lying to them about the boot going on someone else's face.

Tired of winning?

The Philanthropy Project published my look at what passes as Elon Musk's charitable giving. Take a look, so long as your name is not Elon Musk! philanthropyproject.net/charitable-w...

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

An excellent, heartfelt synopsis by @jonathanalter.bsky.social of the disgusting scene in the Oval office today. Jon puts into words why this was so horrendous on every level. oldgoats.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...

Hey Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as you know, I have always considered you to be pathetic and weak. However, today would be a good day to prove me wrong. You have stood up for Ukraine in the past. Call out the useful idiot in the White House and fix this.

On behalf of many Americans, don’t thank us we THANK YOU Ukraine for your work.

Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

I have never been as embarrassed to be an American as I am today watching Trump and Vance shouting down Zelensky.

Here's an idea: Cancel your subscription to the @washingtonpost.com and send those monthly payments to @propublica.org instead. I just did that, and it feels great! Let's support real journalists, not overbearing billionaire tycoons colluding with Trump and Musk.

It just hit me that across every dimension Trump is destroying a full century of human progress. Free trade, the norm against aggression, vaccines and public health, desegregation, victory against fascism and ethno-nationalism. All onto the bonfire. One of the greatest criminals in history.

Of course it’s a woman…

So a post I wrote eleven months ago about Elon Musk's approach to charitable giving (spoiler alert: it's not great) is for *some* reason getting a lot of views. You might want to take a look, before Big Brother shuts down your access to the interwebs. www.alancantorconsulting.com/2024/03/the-...