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Michael Blanding
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Investigative journalist and author of The Map Thief (NYT bestseller) and In Shakespeare’s Shadow. Upcoming book explores Hobby Lobby, looted antiquities, and the rise of Christian Nationalism (PublicAffairs, 2026). www.michaelblanding.com
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Awesome!! Will do.
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Thanks so much— I’d be happy to!
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Can I promote my soon-to-be-published book? The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby (PublicAffairs 2026) “A revelatory account of how the family behind Hobby Lobby rose to political prominence and used their influence—and fortune—to push a radical religious agenda” bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Cover for The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby by Michael Blanding
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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On CD: Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989) and I can still smell the patchouli scented inner sleeve
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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ZZ Top - Eliminator on cassette (1983) and was so proud of it
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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His what are out of order now?
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Oh she’s cooperating all right. Just not with Congress.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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This is...sort of brilliant.
Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday. Grab a six pack. And bring your bills, your credit-card statements, your school forms, the streaming services you need to unsubscribe from, the airline miles you need to manage, the expenses app you need to figure out. I’d be throwing the lamest party ever. At the heart of this party was a truth that has gone under-acknowledged in recent years: We’re all sinking. We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks. It is the most tedious quicksand imaginable. Tasks once accomplished with a quick phone call now require logging into a new website, which requires remembering yet another password. Disputing a charge means arguing with a chipper chatbot, or submitting to an hour of brain-melting hold music—call volume higher than expected!—only to be disconnected.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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“Potentially” doing a lot of work there
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Excuse me, Mr Harari, but I can think of at least one animal that understands the concept of money
Dog Always Brings A Leaf To 'Buy' Himself Treats At The Store
This clever dog figured out how commerce works.
www.thedodo.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM