May 31, 2025 A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Read. Store. Read again. Say “ Enough”

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Cambridge, MA, on a summer evening

Ripping the Veil “The faintest of all human passions is the love of truth.” (~A. E. Housman)

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A Summer Party Please mark your calendars: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025.

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Amit Shah on Substack Sitting close to Greenland. Well, it’s about 200 miles from Iceland, where I’m changing planes to go south into Europe. Built during the war by the Americans,when they actually were friends with Eur...

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Saw my friends again. Spring suits them @Fresh Pond Reservoir, Cambridge, MA

A book not just about struggles and sacrifice but also about celebration and belonging. As an immigrant I applaud such histories.

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I want to grow up to be him

Amit Shah on Substack Writing is to connect. Posting about our thoughts, attitudes, opinions on social media is a form of interaction. I realize that it’s a foul-smelling river, these social media platforms. But water lili...

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Must be Amsterdam

On the Continent, doing my thing!

Has anyone read? And . . . ?

2025 readings

I’ve seen this scene hundreds, maybe even thousands, of times. Today, it was beautiful.