by Seth Rogovoy Caravan Administrative state Homeland* Base (as in “Trump’s base”) Deep state Where did these words and phrases come from? How did they so quickly and successfully enter common parlance without adequate vetting? How did the mainstream news media fall into a pattern of parroting right-wing political euphemisms as if they…
by Seth Rogovoy (April 20, 2018) – ROME FELT LIKE DISNEYLAND, or at least what I imagine what Disneyland must feel like, never having been. More precisely, perhaps, Rome felt like one of those places my parents took me to when I was a child: Frontier Town in upstate New York, or Colonial Williamsburg…
“The use of the term populist is only one more way to cultivate the denial that the ghost of fascism is haunting our societies again and to deny the fact that liberal democracies have turned into their opposite: mass democracies deprived of the spirit of democracy.” – Rob Riemen, “To Fight Against This Age: On…
by Seth Rogovoy I love Radiohead. They’re probably one of my most favorite bands ever. But I had to laugh when I read the report in Vulture that Radiohead is suing Lana Del Rey for copyright infringement, claiming her song “Get Free” is a ripoff of their early hit song, “Creep.” Come again? Savvy…
by Seth Rogovoy PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Eagle reports that proponents of an artificial turf field at Berkshire Community College say the project, after clearing all regulatory hurdles last year, will finally break ground in May. It will be the first publicly available turf field in Berkshire County, and will be made largely of…
by Seth Rogovoy Herein follows an annotated list of the books I read in 2017. Not a Top 10 list, not limited to books published this past year, not even a list of recommended books (although it should be clear in most cases which books I do recommend). I’ve put an asterisk (or two) before…
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Seth Rogovoy, termed “American Jewry’s greatest Dylan scholar” by Religion News Service and the author of “Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet,” will present “The Kabbalah of Bob Dylan” – a multimedia program exploring the Jewish influences in the life and work of the recent Nobel Prize winner – at B’nai Sholom Reform…
JARED KUSHNER was the subject of much mockery in the media yesterday, due to the discovery that he checked the box that says “female“ on her voter registration form. I say if Kushner wants to identify as a woman, then all power to her, and we should respect her wishes.
ONCE AGAIN HUDSON POLICE CHIEF L. Edward Moore stood before a group of citizens and asked for patience as police continue their investigation into seven shootings in the city over the past four months, including one where a man was killed in August. Moore’s appeal came at a monthly meeting of the Police Committee of the Hudson Common…
THINGS TO KNOW about Roy Moore, who won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senator in Alabama: Moore believes biblical law should override the U.S. Constitution. Moore was twice suspended as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for refusing to obey laws he saw as at odds with his religious beliefs. Moore has said that…
