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In praise of women’s intellect
…from an unexpected source, William Makepeace Thackeray — unexpected to me, that is, because, aside from Vanity Fair and the wacky fairy tale, The Rose and the Ring, I realized I hadn’t read much Thackeray. What did I know about his … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Henry Esmond", "The Rose and the Ring", Amelia Sedley, Becky Sharp, Cromwell's rule, Rebecca Sharp, smallpox epidemic, the English Restoration, Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
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Our country today, in two NYT headlines
Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. Texas Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible … Continue reading
I can’t take “Groypers” seriously.
I’m supposed to, though. Especially, the Nazi-ish poseur-boys and how they say they regard Jews, like me. Should I be gasping, “oooh oooh I’m so scared”? The fierce intentions of the term, “groyper,” is diminished a lot by the sound … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Journalism, News media, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Religious fundamentalism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged American Nazis, Antonia Hitchens, Charlie Kirk, conservatism, Groypers, Groypettes, Hitler, Holodomer, incels, Lenapes, Nazis, Nick Fuentes, Republican Party, Republican Party conservatives, Rothschilds, Sabbath laws, sodomy laws, surrealism, the bible, the GOP, The New Yorker, Trump, TurningPoint
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