YOU CALL THIS DEMOCRACY?
Jane Meyer’s “Dark Money” should be required reading in an election year in which a megalomaniacal business mogul masquerading as a populist is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. In her book, Meyer traces the rise of the Koch brothers, the billionaire Kansas businessmen who have spent over 30 years creating what’s essentially a private political bank providing unlimited funds for conservative, anti-government candidates, in the process shaping a government-by-plutocrat. It’s a riveting, but chilling read.
ANOTHER GOOD BET
The North Hall Arts Festival in Huntington kicks off its summer season Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. with an “Opera and Song Showcase,” featuring five New York artists and a pianist performing works by Charles Gounod, Jacques Offenbach and others. northhallhuntington.org