Category Archives: voting and voting rights

What happened when I put “total” back in “totalitarianism”

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Naomi

Feeling a bit foolish. When I came to the section on totalitarianism in my world history tome, I had to smack myself on the head. I’d never actually considered that the primary word in totalitarianism was “total.” Right now we’re … Continue reading →

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Daily News readers weigh in on Mamdani

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Naomi

I knew a post-primary read of the Daily News’s Voice of the People (letters to the editor) would be fun. And it was. Ed, from Ridgewood, NJ, says that Trump had a great week bombing and the Democrats had a … Continue reading →

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Fearful historians. Combative lawyers. Everybody yelling at Democrats

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Naomi

Yesterday, I watched and listened to Paul Krugman having a penetrating conversation with a military historian, Phillips O’Brien, who teaches at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). They were discussing us, i.e., America in the throes of today. It was … Continue reading →

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