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My book Profiles in Cowardice comes out 9/15. See here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818503/p…
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My dad loved being a judge. When asked why, his answer usually involved talking literature with Richard Posner over lunch in the Dirksen Building Cafeteria.
Why is no one talking about the deal Huang and Trump made to give the US government 15% of China chip sales (later 25% on H200 chip, as announced by Trump in December)? This complicates the scandal in several ways: 1) H200 was the chip Lightspeed was buying - but Chinese companies were no longer prohibited from buying them directly. 2) Trump and Huang were business partners in these sales; Trump loved this deal-making role. 3) Did selling chips to China via Singapore let NVIDIA keep the government’s 25%?
This election sent a powerful message: the country wants its government back. nytimes.com/2026/11/08/opi… via @NYTOpinion
www.nytimes.com Opinion | America Called. It Wants Its Government Back. The midterm election can be understood as a plea for a government that actually cares about people. Jacob Weisberg with Frank Rich: Profiles in Cowardice 92ny.org/event/jacob-we…
www.92ny.org Jacob Weisberg with Frank Rich: Profiles in Cowardice Jacob Weisberg joins Frank Rich to discuss Profiles in Cowardice, his bestselling examination of power, fear, complicity, and courage in the Trump era.