A lot of pretty famous and pretty good people died this week. It's Memorial Day so let's remember them. First, Chuck Rangel. He was actually #8 on my obituary to-write list, but I've been slacking a bit on these and it didn't happen. I didn't...
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I had completely forgotten Michael Ledeen existed, but he's dead and we should not mourn. That guy never found a situation where some killing wasn't the answer, whether it was.
Without question, Norm was one of the best characters in network sitcom history. RIP.
Mujica was a real one, perhaps the most successful of the Latin American revolutionaries of the 60s to transition into mainstream government. Former Uruguayan President José Mujica , a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people...
David Horowitz is dead. Bill Donohue, one of the worst living Americans, is sad. Let's remember some of Horowitz's greatest hits: “Obama is an anti-American radical and I’m actually sure.
Alexis Herman was a weak Secretary of Labor. She wasn't really a labor person at all outside of a brief period in the Carter administration, but rather a Democratic insider.
Mario Vargas Llosa had truly horrific politics in the second half of his life and was basically a fascist by the end. But he also is one of the greatest novelists in any language ever. The War of the End of the World is in...
Say what you will about the New York Times, but their obituary section is surpassed by none and while they sometimes miss someone important, they remind us of a lot.
I am not saying Vincent was a saint as baseball commissioner, but Vincent absolutely loved the game of baseball and wanted to see it grow and the owners fired him.
Marianne Faithfull at the Women's World Awards 2009 in Vienna, Austria Absolute stone cold legend. Also, she sang the best version of "Working Class Hero" ever recorded, which wasn't something Lennon really knew about anyway. RIP. Also, "Why'd You Do It?" is just about my...
The last day plus has been a lot. So before too much time passes, we need to remember Cecile Richards, the long-time Planned Parenthood head, who died yesterday at the.
The last member of The Band is gone. Truly the end of an era of rock and roll. Everyone is required to listen to his work on "Chest Fever" on.