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The Solomon Scandals novel, politicians, the media, the Washington area, tech and other surrealism:

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January 1, 2011 Politicians / Washington area life

E-books vs. movies and other streamed media: Which should be first priority at Library of Congress?

With so many local libraries facing cutbacks, the case for a well-stocked national digital library system grows stronger each day.

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December 13, 2010 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

Junk economics or the Onion? $250K a year barely enough for family of four in pricey cities, says Fiscal Times, a Washington Post partner

Does the Washington Post want to be an opinion rag for the rich or serve Washingtonians and Americans as a

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December 11, 2010 Politicians / Washington area life

R.I.P., Elizabeth Edwards: The almost-neighbor I never met

Of course. ”The wrong Edwards ran for president.” Elizabeth Edwards abounded with the positives, especially moral ones, that I found

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December 6, 2010 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

Leonardo DiCaprio may convert to Judaism: Five reasons for President Obama to do likewise (satire alert)

Groucho Marx once said any club that would admit him wasn’t worth joining. Marx was Jewish, of course, as am

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November 13, 2010 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Out of ‘The Solomon Scandals’? Arrests of Prince George’s County exec and his wife—complete with $79.6K hidden in her underwear and perhaps $100K flushed down toilet

For The Solomon Scandals I created a fictitious Virginia county with fictitious crooks. Across the Potomac River in Maryland, I

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November 12, 2010 Politicians

Is Rep. Joe Barton the dimmest bulb in the House?

Tell me this is a joke. Joe Barton of Texas—ranking minority member of the House Energy Committee who’d love to

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November 6, 2010 Jewish topics / Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

Blame Ayn Rand for Rand Paul and Clarence Thomas? Are politicians and judges what they read?

Are politicians and judges what they read? Senator-elect Rand Paul is a “big fan” of Ayn Rand, the ultimate novelist

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November 5, 2010 Media / Politicians

William F. Buckley, Jr., and the case for a well-stocked national digital library system

On the Atlantic site this morning, you’ll see my call for a well-stocked national digital library system, along with comments

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November 3, 2010 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

A few words of advice for Tea Party folks—from the author of a novel on Washington corruption

Now that so many Tea Party sympathizers are headed for public office, I can’t resist offering their followers a little

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