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Rest in Peace: Tatiana Schlossberg 1990-2025.

Tatiana Schlossberg (1990-2025)

by Jonathan Alter January 1, 2026January 7, 2026

My personal admiration for her Proustian writing and her Job-like mother.

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High-Profile Hatred: Trump’s Resentment of Obama Will Only Intensify (Updated)

by D.R. Tucker March 5, 2017January 9, 2022

It was the easiest call in the world…and also the best one. Former President Obama was named the 2017 winner of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Thursday for carrying on his fellow Democrat’s legacy. “President Kennedy called on a new generation of Americans to give their talents to the service of […]

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