Where is the American Gandhi?

Remember when Franklin Graham, Ron Paul, and Steven Seagal locked arms with Mr Putin? (March 2014)

Williamsburg has lost the “It” factor.

Thomas Pikkety’s Capital is the critical hipsters’ top choice so far for book of 2014. I’ll go with Howard Eiland and Michael Jennings’ Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life as a solid second.

There’s no good reason to ship artistic treasures around the world.

Another billionaire speaks (Carlos Slim). A world turns a deaf ear (wisely).