Happy Roberto Clemente Day to all who celebrate. Reading Maraniss’ 2007 bio. The portrait that emerges is of a man unafraid to take fair pride in his accomplishments—which should let all of us whose identities have seen us reduced & alienated from our own great deeds take heart.

The great Stephanie McCrummen won a Pulitzer for her investigative work at the Washington Post. Here’s her latest, on how Will Lewis lost the newsroom, and why it matters: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Stephanie McC is a world-class reporter making an essential point about why doing things right matters. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎧 Dive into the latest episode of the Good Citizen podcast featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author and associate editor at The Washington Post, David Maraniss (david maraniss). 📚✨ 🔗 Listen now ow.ly/NFjk50SpA6c #AmericanValues #PodcastEpisode

The view of Lake Menrota from the UW Union Terrace in Madison. A balm from the angst in Washington.

Jon Stewart expertly destroyed the Blue MAGA wing of the Dem party. Of course the response to the clip that’s been circulating is a dishonest “but millions voted in the primary”. Here’s the full segment in which Jon Stewart addresses that ridiculous point.

I wonder if Gov. Whitmer knew that when Bill Clinton told oeople he liked their tie it meant "F - you."

The road from the GOP’s antislavery founding to Trump’s MAGA convention washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

A Republican odyssey, from Goldwater in the Cow Palace to Trump in Milwaukee washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Not really a two year hiatus Vincent Morris. Close but.. I did takeouts of Jerry Jones and then Jim Jordan with Sally Jenkins during that petiod. But I mostly write books. And I never felt threatened speaking out.

The little Trumps strut across the convention plaza like they own the world. Hubris is watching, the ancients would warn.

43/ 🥇 Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World by David Maraniss A fantastic history of the 1960 Olympics and an exploration of the Games’ impact on the US and the world.

"It’s important for (kids) to see examples of adults who are committed to justice when so many people in our society seem to be celebrated and rewarded for taking the exact opposite positions." Q&A on the BEYOND THE GAME series of bios deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2024/07/q-with… Penguin Kids

My first piece from Chicago... War shifts political views in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, once reliably GOP washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

You're right. I'm an asthmatic.

Jesse Jackson, slowed at 82, is still showing up and keeping hope alive washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Before David Axelrod spoke about the election last night at Vanderbilt, he joined our Sports & Society podcast. We discussed the '62 & '69 Mets, Will Perdue-era Bulls, '24 White Sox & the time he almost broke Obama's nose in a🏀game the day of a debate. Episode drops soon!

The best.

Dores!!! Pavia best Vandy QB since Billy Wade.

Your owner David Axelrod is still and always the Packers quarterback.