By Brian R Alexander

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Brian Alexander

I'm the author of seven books, all non-fiction, including Glass House, and The Hospital. My new book, The Mayor, will be out later in 2026. I write about America and American culture, and I try to give voices to people who aren't heard often enough.

Confessions of a Teenage Republican

I've often mentioned that I am a former president of the Fairfield County, Ohio Teenage Republicans. I make a lot of jokes about it, and tell stories of how I worked for Richard Nixon when I was nine years old. I did not really work for Richard Nixon.

Workforce

Workforce

This week, Trump's Department of Education, the department he wants to eliminate, issued a proposed new rule. The department called it "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability." "These proposed changes aim

The Paramount Concern

The Paramount Concern

Trump and Vance v. The Pope

Trump and Vance v. The Pope

So it turns out that the Trump administration not only threatens most of the nations of the world, immigrants to this country, members of the American press, United States senators and members of the House of Representatives, federal employees...well, this could get to be a long list... it also

Lunacy and Cowardice

This morning, Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America, threatened to destroy an entire civilization. I don't have much to add to what I hope you have no doubt already read about this and about the war and the killing in Iran in general. But

Wall Street Comes to Fayette: Update 4

Hey there! Because I can't let it go, here's another short update on the saga of First Brands, private equity, the private lending business and what all that means for towns. I invite completists to go back to the first post, about little Fayette, Ohio. (I

Pretty Vacant

Pretty Vacant

The Ramones released their debut album fifty years ago this month. The Sex Pistols first performed "Anarchy in the UK" fifty years ago this coming July. But before those momentous events in rock-and-roll history, Rocket from the Tombs was rocking Cleveland. Also fifty years ago this