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Miscellany: John Kruk, Meatballs, Trains; Zelensky's Power Fleece
Just a few things. I invited John Kruk to go with me to a Springsteen show in Philly this summer. I don’t know John Kruk, but, thanks to Twitter, I…
Chris Cocca
Feb 20
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November 2022
A Demographer's Lament: Democrats are Losing the Working Class
Ruy Teixeira is jilted. But is he also right?
Chris Cocca
Nov 8, 2022
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It's Still the Economy
Democrats need an economic message as the GOP doubles down on trickle-down.
Chris Cocca
Nov 3, 2022
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October 2022
Rejection Letters and Inside Baseball
A short read parsing rejection letters, remembering Bart Giamatti, and learning from the Phillie Phanatic.
Chris Cocca
Oct 10, 2022
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My Fellow (Italian) Americans
We Owe Ourselves More Than Columbus
Chris Cocca
Oct 7, 2022
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Poetry at the End of the World
I first learned about Francis Fukuyama’s “end of history” thesis in an undergraduate international relations class in 1999 or 2000. We also learned…
Chris Cocca
Oct 6, 2022
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September 2022
Highways and Hunger
A short reflection on the ecology of the PA Turnpike; Two Springsteen shows 14 years apart show what little progress we've made on food security.
Chris Cocca
Sep 30, 2022
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Advice on Writing and Life from Hemingway, Hornby, and Parini
A short collection of decent suggestions to end the week.
Chris Cocca
Sep 16, 2022
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Pilgrims, Paxil, Progress
A few minutes on tourist traps, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and turning your compulsions into something healthy.
Chris Cocca
Sep 13, 2022
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Gaslighting Elmo; Defending Criticism (Phil Christman); Sizing Up Trump with Charles Baxter, Thomas Pynchon, and Billy Joel
Small Bits with Links to More
Chris Cocca
Sep 12, 2022
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Stephen Crane On Boyhood Dreams: Most Men Blush. I Don’t.
A short post about Crane's school-boy crush from a letter unearthed by Paul Auster (and my tenuous connections).
Chris Cocca
Sep 8, 2022
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Stephen Crane On Boyhood Dreams: Most Men Blush. I Don’t.
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Chris Cocca
Sep 8, 2022
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