Category Archives: political campaigns

2) I loathe Lenin, the vivisectionist

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Naomi

From the chapter “Language, Truth and Logic,” in Lenin, a biography by Victor Sebestyen, Lenin’s debating technique before the revolution: Those who disagreed with him were ‘scoundrels’, ‘philistines’, ‘cretins’, ‘filthy scum’, ‘whores’, ‘class traitors’, ‘silly old maids’, ‘windbags’ (one of … Continue reading →

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Does Big Dark Money buy elections?

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Naomi

Like a multitude of us, I’ve been worrying about this since Citizens United. But as I worked on How I Learned The Facts of Life, I picked up enough solid info so that I found myself backing away from what … Continue reading →

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Texas. It’s always Texas. So why is there some good news out there?

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Naomi

Today, Mimi Swartz, the estimable Texas journalist, published an incisive opinion piece in the Times. She lays out the surreal realities of Texas politics and politicians, the reason why I find myself frequently muttering, “Texas. It’s always Texas.” For me, … Continue reading →

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