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Rick Kleffel has been reading for more than half a century. He lives in Aptos, near the Palo Alto, a cement boat built at the end of World War I. He writes about books and podcasts interviews with authors at The Agony Column.
President Trump promised many fixes for day one of his second term. He vowed to sign "lots" of executive actions – from fortifying the border to upending government diversity programs. The president's...