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Income Inequality Manifested

1 I don’t understand the hatred of Spotify. The constant denigration of its payment system and the animus directed at Daniel Ek. Then I read this article in today’s “New York Times”:  “How Liberalism Went to Die on the Texas-Arkansas Border” Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/opinion/liberalism-texarkana-economy-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.Q46T.dtVsEBHA75e2&smid=url-share You need to read this article, but you also need to […]

Mailbag-Ed Sullivan

RE: The Ed Sullivan Documentary In 1965, having been urged to audition Trude Heller’s’ house band/recent Epic signee The Remains, Sullivan visited the club unaccompanied.  According to the band, he sat at a table by himself, watched one set, and asked them “Do you want to appear on my show?”  Simple as that. Paul Lanning […]

The Ed Sullivan Documentary

“Sunday Best” – Netflix trailer: View this post on Instagram A post shared by FUNK LIFE (@funklife4ever) This is not the doc you think it is… As a matter of fact, I’m not sure it would be made in today’s anti-DEI environment. You think it’s going to be a survey of Ed’s show, the highlights, […]

More Billy Joel-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday August 2nd to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz