A wry and pointed take on politics, media and society from Bob Garfield.
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In Good Company
Albert Einstein ponders a problem in his paper-filled study in Princeton, NJ, 1951.
At the age of 15, in an act of desperation connected to my father’s poor health, my family moved to Paramus, NJ. It was, as now, a white, majority Republic...
To Robo or Not to Robo?
More capable than Bob Garfield?
The latest ruckus in the ethics of ghostwriting with AI came from a Wall Street Journal op-ed by celebrity investor Stan Druckenmiller, who was detected as having used a robot to argue against the U.S. Treas...
The Season of Depravity
Dameon Pierce of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second quarter of a preseason game on August 28, 2026.
My Philadelphia Eagles open their NFL season next weekend against the Washington Commanders...
No, Not “Garibaldi”
Giuseppe Garibaldi in bronze. Not “bronzer.” Bronze.
Giuseppe Garibaldi — the revolutionary general who in the mid-19th century toppled regional kingdoms, duchies and papal enclaves to form an aggregated Italian republic — was in his time...
A Race for Freedom
Visiting the National Mall, to celebrate our freedoms through only two layers of 10-foot-high storm fencing.
What a delight this week to be entertaining my 15-year-old grandson here in Washington, DC.
It was his first opportunity as a mor...
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Bob hosts Bully Pulpit after 12 years with NPR and 20 co-hosting On the Media. He’s hosted Audible’s The Genius Dialogues and Slate’s Lexicon Valley. Also: TV analyst for three networks, columnist for three major newspapers and author of 6 books.
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