David MatthewsFeb 25, 20236 minUkraine One Year OnToday I am left with Samuel Beckett: "nothing to express, nothing with which to express, nothing from which to express, no power to...
David MatthewsFeb 4, 20235 min(Kevin) McCarthyism on the Agenda in the House: Déjà Vu All Over AgainThis week House Republicans engineered a pair of concurrent resolutions to safeguard the country from the twin horrors of socialism and...
David MatthewsJan 26, 20233 minOh, Those Classified Documents!Hall of Fame second baseman and manager Frankie Frisch (1898–1973), "the Fordham Flash," hated it when his pitchers walked opposing...
David MatthewsJan 20, 20232 minDrag Queen Story Hour Comes to CongressThe George Santos miniseries saga continues to spin off spectacular storylines, each more wildly improbable than the last. The first...
David MatthewsJan 13, 20239 minA Look Back at Allen Ginsberg (Part 3)I think of a line from William Wordsworth's poem "Resolution and Independence" as I sit at my desk searching for a way to wrap up this...
David MatthewsJan 8, 202314 minA Look Back at Allen Ginsberg (Part 2)The fall term's deep dive into Allen Ginsberg was prompted by an email from Elaine Falone telling me she had an urge to read some...