May 25, 2026 | Rome, Italy

The hard part

In the crude tap-dance that animates the vindictive side of politics, having an enemy under investigation as a potential crook [...]

93

My 93-year-old friend and former editor has taken to reading about the composition of the universe. He tells me chaos [...]

Last vanity

I never liked vanity, let alone its fairgrounds. Self-effacement governed my mood. Imagining an exuberantly selfish president like Donald Trump, [...]