Category Archives: Trumpism

We are watching a “heavy element of make-believe…”

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Naomi

In the New Yorker’s October 13, 2025* Talk of the Town, Benjamin Wallace-Wells wrote about Trump and his “military theatrics” in a wise column appropriately entitled, “War Games.” In describing Trump’s ballyhooed commission to National Guard troops, Wallace-Wells writes: In … Continue reading →

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For my fellow urbanites: same genius, different subject

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Naomi

Holmes had been buried in the morning papers all the way down, but after we passed the Hampshire border he threw them down and began to admire the scenery. It was an ideal spring day, a light blue sky, flecked … Continue reading →

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A scientific genius expresses his view of RFK, Jr and others of his ilk

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Naomi

“This is indeed a mystery,” I remarked. “What do you imagine that it means?” “I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead … Continue reading →

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