The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is a satirical and political novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner first published in 1873. It satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America.
What do plumbing and politics have in common? Perhaps everything, perhaps nothing at all; either way, there seems to be a lot of coincidence in this morning's Washington Post.
Politician teaches a graduate class in lying. This is NOT based on current events in this galaxy. Would I lie? In which we learn that you can lie to some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you don't need to lie to all of the people all of the time. The truth works just fine. Once they stop paying attention to your lies, they can't handle the truth.
A historical fiction narrative from the point of view of Ramesses head Vizier. Returning from the historical signing of the Hittite/Egyptian peace treaty, the Vizier acknowledges the great respect for justice his people have come to practice. The next day he takes an active role in judgement.
OK, so I'm a car nut. Had both the Porsche and the MB. Hate the new(2023) Electrics. IMHO, get an AMG model, couple of bucks more but worth it. Wanted to weep every time I saw the 1955 gull wing sitting in the rain and snow in-front of a neighbor's house. My ex Luftwaffe buddy did not want to discuss that travesty.(True)