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Song of the Day #2131

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July 26, 2024

Song of the Day: Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer, music by Hans Carste, English lyrics by Charles Tobias, was first recorded in German (with lyrics by Hans Bradtke) by Austrian singer Willy Hagara. It is the Top Ten hit by Nat King Cole—the title track to his 1963 album—that is…
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Song of the Day #2130

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July 19, 2024

Song of the Day: A Summer Afternoon [YouTube link], composed by Eddie Sauter, can be found on the wondrous 1962 album, “Focus“, which paired legendary tenor saxophonist Stan Getz with an orchestra conducted by Hershy Kay. What makes this album so wondrous is the fact that Sauter’s orchestrations did not…
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Culture, Dialectics, Elections, Politics (Theory, History, Now), Rand Studies, Religion, Sexuality

Decision 2024 (III): Nationalism, Illiberalism, and Identity Politics

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July 16, 2024

In yesterday’s post, “Decision 2024 (II): The Battle for New York,” I expressed my profound disenchantment with the current state of the presidential campaign. I highlighted a recent article by David Brooks in the New York Times, “The Deep Source of Trump’s Appeal.” In today’s post, I delve more deeply…
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Culture, Education, Elections, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

Decision 2024 (II): The Battle for New York

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July 15, 2024

Yesterday, I posted the first installment of my “Decision 2024” series: “From Bullets to Ballots.” As the Republican National Convention kicks off, I turn my attention today and tomorrow to issues explored in last week’s provocative and insightful New York Times article by David Brooks, “The Deep Source of Trump’s…
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Culture, Elections, Film / TV / Theater Review, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

Decision 2024 (I): From Bullets to Ballots

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July 14, 2024

Long before alleged gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks took shots at former President Donald J. Trump, I was slated to begin a series of articles on “Decision 2024” today. Since the Republican National Convention is going ahead as planned, and Trump will be officially crowned the GOP’s nominee later this week,…
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Song of the Day #2129

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July 12, 2024

Song of the Day: Summer Song, words and music by Dave Brubeck and Iola Brubeck, first appeared on the 1957 album, “Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A.“, featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet, with alto saxophone great Paul Desmond. In the early 1960s, jazz icon Louis Armstrong recorded a vocal arrangement with…
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Dialectics, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

Hayek, Bates, and Utopia

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July 8, 2024

I’ve been enjoying a series of articles by my friend, Winton Bates, in which he has discussed my work (see here and here). In his latest essay, Winton asks: “Can Utopian Thinking Be Dialectical?” Winton raises important questions about the nature and role of utopia in political philosophy. As Winton…
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Culture, Film / TV / Theater Review, Frivolity

Missed the Show

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July 6, 2024

Every so often, when I’m not posting “Songs of the Day” or “I Love Brooklyn!” videos or my escapades on the famed Coney Island Cyclone, when I’m not writing essays on the need for dialectical critical thinking styles or the culture wars and the collapse of American politics, I sit…
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Song of the Day #2128

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July 4, 2024

Song of the Day: Saturday in the Park, words and music by Robert Lamm, appears on “Chicago V“, the 1972 album by Chicago—one of the finest popular fusion bands of its day. With its crisp instrumental arrangement and jazzy bridge, the song became a Top Ten Hit. Lamm was inspired…
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Frivolity, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

Song of the Day #2127

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June 30, 2024

Song of the Day: Deja Vu (But Worse), produced by The Gregory Brothers, featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic, is not a summer song per se, but it lampoons a summer event: The Great Debate last Thursday between Trump and Biden. To those who feel as if this is Deja Vu All…
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