The Man Who Would Be King. Thats the title of a short story (made into a movie) by Rudyard Kipling, a famous British writer. The tale is about a man who works his way to absolute regal control. The question today is whether that title would apply to President-elect Donald Trump. Maybe what Kipling made […]

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President-elect Donald Trump intends to revive the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in officejust like President Biden shut it down on his first day in office. A Politico report citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation said that the president-elects transition team was discussing Keystone XL with a view to bringing it back to life. Its on the list...

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Manhattan: Last Friday, I had the experience of spending time with a millennial Donald Trump supporter. It felt like I was listening to a YouTube conspiracy video. I listened to them ramble on with RFK Jr.s rants that HIV doesnt cause AIDS, and that somehow circled back to fluoride in the water poisoning our brains.