Author Archives: johnrubens

I thought of a novel that will probably never get written, at least not by you.  It’s about an incursion of refugees, fugitives, vagabonds and thieves into the United States and the “Second Amendment people” or “Alt-Right” people of which … Continue reading →

“[Masood] explores ongoing efforts to develop a satisfactory substitute, [supplement or corollary to the Gross Domestic Product number] that would yield a more accurate picture of economic activity and its effects.” From Cooper’s book review of The Great Invention: The … Continue reading →

#ELIZABETH [#TheGreatGatsby]: No thanks, I feel just as good without nothin’ at all. [New York Historical Fiction] A Film based on the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald “I decided to get roaring drunk.” Nick Carraway, narrator.           … Continue reading →

Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2016 Issue at 149; The Road Taken: The History and Future of America’s Infrastructure by Henry Petroski. Bloomsbury, 2016 336 pp. It’s time to take into consideration global warming and energy waste before, during and after the … Continue reading →

“You can call me Mr. President.  Has a nice ring to it don’t you think John?” JOHN: [sinking feeling, but too brief to be sad] TRUMP: What, John, you “#withher”? JOHN: Only in my dream. TRUMP: Dream? JOHN: A blonde, … Continue reading →

“Little ground ball to the right side.” @HunterPence: “Don’t diminish me!” @VinScullytweet[we might yet win this game.] @SportsNetLA https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/we-might-yet-win-this-game-vinscullytweets

Dear Ryan: I’m a suspended attorney in Los Angeles. I was having a bloody mary and thought the breaking of the mirror as performance art considering Operation Car Wash and you being at a service station. Hermann Hesse wrote his … Continue reading →

Africa–Dadaab, Kenya; Mogadishu, Somalia City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence. Picador, 2016 400pp. Foreign Affairs Review by Nicolas van de Walle, Sept/Oct 2016 at 188 Keep the pressure on the Clinton Foundation.  … Continue reading →

I enjoyed the article for its easy reading and general overview of American military posture since World War I.  I appreciated the tidbits like President Obama’s “Don’t do stupid stuff” doctrine at 38 and the author’s view the United States … Continue reading →

Peter Kafka Verified account ‏@pkafka John Lennon, 1965. Retweets 2 Likes 2 7:07 PM – 24 Aug 2016 2 retweets 2 likes @pkafka Inspector Clouseau? #PeterSellers had an impact eh? Saw @GregProops, comedian promo during @tcm‘s #BrigitteBardot night #SanCarlosHi https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/johnlennon-petersellers-brigittebardot-hughhefner-petermaxx