April 02, 2018

Avenue Magazine Column

Caveat Emptor by ASHER EDELMAN Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, master of the 15th and early 16th centuries, recently resurfaced as a 21st-century bonanza. Salvator Mundi, a secondary early Renaissance painting…

March 01, 2018

Trump to Impose Stiff Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

Dear All, We are witnessing the beginning of the end of America’s participation in international trade. The buoyant economy we have experienced since 2010 will shortly come to an abrupt…

February 26, 2018

Armed to the milk teeth: America’s gun-toting kids

Dear Friends, Perhaps this Guardian Article will drive home the insanity of the N.R.A, weapon production and promotion in America today. Asher Edelman Available in bright blues and hot pinks,…

January 19, 2018

Rose Hartman, the “Relentless” Photographer of Studio 54 Excess, Refuses to Slow Down

)tis Mass, who directed a documentary about her in 2016, called her “incomparable.” Asher Edelman, whose gallery in his ever-ascending East 70th Street townhouse is now exhibiting her work, dubbed her “infamous.” But…

January 16, 2018

TRUMPED UP

    You know the word trumpery has been around since 1456. I am surprised that it is not now in more common usage. Trumpery 1456 “deceit, trickery,” from M.Fr…

January 15, 2018

The Great Dictator

Dear All, My friend Steven McClymont wrote, quite rightly so, that Trump is so foul he couldn’t find the humor in my last email. He said “it’s like making a…

January 12, 2018

The Day Donald Trump First Became a Stable Genius

Dear All, If he wasn’t so sick and dangerous this would even be funnier but have a good chuckle. -Asher By Alexandra Petri at The Washington Post January 12 at 2:28 PM  “….Actually,…

January 09, 2018

I TOLD YOU SO

Please Support Mental Health #2 Donald takes formal steps toward 2016 presidential run March 18, 2015 √   Gekko Does Not Support “Dr. Strangelove” or “Commander-in-Chief.” May 5, 2016 √…

January 08, 2018

This Tax Bill Is a Trillion-Dollar Blunder

Dear All, Though this article by Mike Bloomberg is now moot as to its purpose, its content is worth a read. Asher Edelman By Michael R. Bloomberg Congress and President…

December 26, 2017

Bubbles and Tulips

  Dear Friends, A cautionary tale for 2018. Sorry! We are in a world of “fake markets” built on “fake news” and “fake expectations.” BITCOIN – As those of you…