Originally published on Substack What happened in Venezuela can happen wherever a critical mass of the population begins to hold certain delusionary beliefs. Venezuelans may be on the brink of overthrowing their overlords who have starved them while destroying the economy and civil society. The current dictator, Nicolás Maduro, lost […]
Frankenstein Was the Foreshadowing
Two years before lockdowns, the world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein, about which a wonderful movie was released on the author’s life and thought. At the same time, there was a book and an exhibit at the Morgan Library, and growing controversies about the personal and political ethos that a generation of […]