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March 25, 2018 Media / Politicians

Ten ways Trump jeopardizes even his fellow billionaires’ wealth

Ouch. If you own stocks, how did you feel when Wall Street suffered its worst week in two years? The

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January 16, 2012 Media / The Solomon Scandals

Newspapers as factories: Video of 1970 film

The presses still roll at thousands of newspapers throughout the world, but for how long? And meanwhile this video from

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April 15, 2011 BRAC-133: The Quarter Pentagon / The Solomon Scandals

High-profile $1B Quarter Pentagon is potential terrorist-bait and one of many reasons why Washington might screw over the young, the old, and the sick

Update: Jim Moran has since told me there was no quid pro quo, that the Indiana real estate developer's contributions

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October 8, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

Philip Roth’s new novel: A do-it-yourself ‘Nemesis,’ plus a few thoughts on Roth vs. e-books

Philip Roth was an evil literary influence on me. I don’t write like him, but love his sarcasm, irony and

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August 19, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

‘6 great novels that were hated in their time’: Hope for overlooked novelists and brave readers

What do The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (one book shown), Moby-Dick, The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the

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June 4, 2009 Media / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / The Solomon Scandals

The Jonathan Stone-David Rothman Q. & A.

Jonathan Stone, the reporter in The Solomon Scandals, grilled me for this Q. & A.—uncut. STONE: Why’s Scandals copyrighted in

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March 29, 2009 The Solomon Scandals

‘Indignation,’ by Philip Roth: A belated review

Although verbose in places, Indignation is witty and engrossing with wonderful caricatures. I spent time in Northern Ohio eons ago,

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December 21, 2008 Buying info

‘Solomon Scandals’ goes on sale now as e-book; January delivery in trade paperback

Psst! Advance promo copies of The Solomon Scandals are on sale now in e-book format (retail $5.95 USD). Twilight Times

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November 29, 2008 The Solomon Scandals

Scandals’ origins

Blame The Solomon Scandals on my lack of ESP. Oh, to have read the minds of the people whose lives

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