Yesterday, I was looking through Heather Cox Richardson’s emails to see whether she had anything to say about Susan Collins now having two credible opponents, one each Democrat and Republican, in view of Maine’s ranked-choice voting system, since she lives there. Instead, I found a video of her narrating “A Lincoln Portrait” with the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra. Of all the versions of A Lincoln Portrait, my favorite has always been the one with James Earl Jones (no disrespect to Henry Fonda). But this version is my new favorite. So I downloaded it. Not that it’s hard to fid, but if anyone’s interested , it’s here.
We probably all are terrified of the rise of AI – but I’m not sure how many of us could explain if pressed exactly what we fear in sufficient detail to get the point across. Robert Reich can, and can even make it very simple.
We hear about mergers all the time. But it appears MSNBC is working to e-merge from NBC. If they can manage by doing this to keep their best people of all origins and genders and maybe even re-hire some), it may be one of the the best things they have ever done. We shall see.
One more substitution. Be sure you are sitting down when you watch.
