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Observations and analysis that don't fit for one of my regular political columns at the New York Sun, Washington Times, and elsewhere but that people may enjoy.

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“Walk This Way” a "Terrible" Bit in “Young Frankenstein” Inspired Aerosmith and Run-DMC — an Example for Artists Today

A line that Marty Feldman was ashamed of because it was old and unoriginal became a memorable gag in a 1974 comedy classic built upon an 1818 novel, that in turn inspired hits in rock and rap.

As Business Insider Goes "All-in on AI," A Warning from “The Twilight Zone”

Business Insider will use those silicon brains to mimic, with cold calculations, what humans have done around campfires since the dawn of language: Tell stories.

From Memorial Day 1875, a Call for ‘Sweet Reconciliation’ Echoes Today

Post-Civil War Americans refused to accept the inevitability of conflict and resolved that future disagreements would be settled at the ballot box.

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