Robert Greene

Sep 25, 2024 | latimes.com | Robert Greene

Members of an alleged multigenerational, family-run retail theft crew arrested June 20, 2024, are among hundreds of people held in California burglaries and robberies in recent months under existing state laws. Good morning. It is Wednesday, Sept. 25. Here’s what’s happening in Opinion. The search for a no-cost cure to crime and homelessness underlies Proposition 36, a measure on the Nov.

Aug 6, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Todd May |Robert Greene |Albert Camus

A provocative book for readers willing to engage. A professor of philosophy reflects on whether or not humanity should continue to exist. The early 21st century has been defined by manmade global crises—ecological, political, and economic—that show few signs of abating. In the face of so much suffering and devastation, May, author of A Decent Life, A Fragile Life, and other books of philosophy, dares to ask a disturbing question: Would the end of humanity be a good thing for the planet?

Jul 10, 2024 | latimes.com | Robert Greene

Good morning. I’m Robert Greene, and it is Wednesday, July 10. Let’s look at the week in Opinion so far. King Lear is enjoying a media moment, thanks to Joe Biden and the national kibitzing over whether he (Biden, not Lear) is too old and infirm for another term leading the nation. The Economist, the New York Times and others have brushed up their Shakespeare to offer some perspective on Biden, the 81-year-old president who is running for reelection. The problem is, there’s not much of a resemblance.

Jun 22, 2024 | grandforksherald.com | Robert Greene

To the editor,For 65 years, Grand Forks has promoted American Legion baseball. Thanks to the efforts and support of Pinke Kraft, Brian Kraft and the Kraft family, this program lives on today. The continued support from the Grand Forks Park District, the city of Grand Forks, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Blue Line Club, local businesses, and the men and women of the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks communities is why we have a robust program. This stadium is a testament to their legacy.

Apr 20, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Margalit Fox |David Grann |Robert Greene

An engrossing portrait of an unlikely criminal mastermind. A biography of "the nucleus and center of the whole organization of crime" in late-19th-century New York City. Fredericka "Mother" Mandelbaum (1825-1894) and her family worked as “itinerate peddlers” in central Germany before emigrating to the U.S. in 1850, settling into a community of fellow German Jews on the Lower East Side of New York.