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Richard Bellikoff
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Writer, singer & guitarist; Swimmer, skier & mountain hiker; Boxing, tennis, football & hockey fan; Sinatra, Steely Dan & Mahler fan
Their feeble attempts at memory-holing are doomed to failure. Millions of us remember events that happened far more than three months ago. For example:
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Make Ethical Lapses Great Again
December 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
For his next trick, he'll start naming them after himself.
December 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Declaring himself the first “crypto president,” Mr. Trump ended a regulatory crackdown on crypto companies, promoted crypto investments from the Oval Office, signed pro-crypto legislation and even launched a “memecoin” called $TRUMP."

First crypto-klepto president.
December 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"This President simply cannot tolerate the degree of freedom and independence that art and artists require. He cannot tolerate the questioning of Kaitlan Collins. . . Why would he value the audacity of the rebellious playwright or the fearless satirist?" www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Trump Dishonors the Kennedy Center
A memorial to John F. Kennedy and his respect for the freedom of the arts has been renamed for a man with authoritarian instincts.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"As his popularity has sunk, many voters who might once have excused his myriad character deficiencies as the sordid price one pays for his alleged virtues now appear to be asking, “What is wrong with this person?”"
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Trump Dishonors the Kennedy Center
A memorial to John F. Kennedy and his respect for the freedom of the arts has been renamed for a man with authoritarian instincts.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"He can’t convince and he can’t persuade and so he demands, in the hope that he can browbeat the public into giving him the praise he thinks he deserves. I think he’ll find that this isn’t going to work." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Very Unhappy With You
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
December 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM