Archive - Addled Ding Dong News

Writing "like a man."

A review of Ronnie Grinberg's fascinating book on Jewish masculinity and the New York Intellectuals

Apr 16 •

I reviewed a new book by British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips for the Baffler

Apr 4 •

January 2024

Building a Better Trump Administration

Two think tanks vie for status as Trump's White House-in-waiting.

Jan 19 •

October 2023

The Never-Trump Trap

New books by Adam Kinzinger, Miles Taylor, and Russell Moore

Oct 31, 2023 •

April 2023

Ronnie vs Donnie

My take on Trump vs DeSantis in the New York Times

Apr 13, 2023 •

March 2023

Janet Malcolm, Hypocrite

A review of the late, great New Yorker writer's posthumous memoir.

Mar 21, 2023 •

December 2022

Perfect Spies and Imperfect Dads

My essay on John le Carré's collected letters, his daddy issues, his novels, and Freud

Dec 9, 2022 •

November 2022

If Twitter implodes — or you leave for greener pastures — I don't want to lose touch. So I'm setting up this newsletter!

Nov 21, 2022 •

I’m creating this newsletter to stay in touch with readers/listeners in case Twitter ceases to exist (inshallah). Stay tuned.

Nov 6, 2022 •

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