Category Archives: Religious fundamentalism

MAGA in a nutshell

Posted on September 25, 2026 by Naomi

“Of all the hatreds, none is greater than that of ignorance against knowledge.” –Galileo Galilei, June 4, 1616

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Are we there yet?

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Naomi

Oh yeah. When Harper’s Weekly Review reported that, “A top U.S. military advisor told American soldiers that they should prepare to fight in outer space,” my first thought was, “Wait — aren’t they already in outer space?” And as I … Continue reading →

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Of immigrants, education, fighting and mobsters

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Naomi

Long, long, long before my encounter with a classic schoolyard bully, my grandfather Jacob took ship from Paris to Boston. At fourteen years old, he was escaping the strictures of Judaic Orthodoxy — which he had reckoned was unhealthy, especially … Continue reading →

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