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Michael Rogers
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Michael Rogers is an author, journalist and futurist. His most recent novel is “Email from the Future: Notes from 2084.” He speaks to audiences worldwide.

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Jeff Bezos' gigantic wedding extravaganza in Venice, a place already choking on tourists, reminded me of an earlier tech mogul.

Years ago, a friend of mine went out on a lunch date with Steve Jobs. The check came, and my friend, a staunch feminist,said that they should split it.
June 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
How it begins: packing for a trip to Europe I realized that I had copies of The Nation and The New Republic in my carry-on. I found myself thinking, quite involuntarily, Are these going to be a problem on my way back into the US? I hope the thought was not a precognition...
April 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Behold the 'Art of the Deal.'”
--Speaker Mike Johnson

I had dinner recently with a lawyer who had been involved in one of Trump’s four Atlantic City bankruptcies. A creditors’ meeting was held at the defunct casino, and at the entrance was a table piled with free copies of “The Art of the Deal.”
April 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Entrance to American University of Anguilla, British West Indies.
Says it all.
April 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In the early 70’s I interviewed the young Huey Newton, the Black Panther co-founder. At the end, Newton said, “Now your telephone is going to be tapped.”

I grinned in disbelief. Newton stared at me and said, “It will.”
April 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM