Category Archives: How I Learned The Facts of Life

Remember the Russians’ default political smear?

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Naomi

While working on Part Two: The Fakes of Life for my book, How I Learned The Facts of Life, I picked up a pattern in the Russian attacks on our 2016 election. They throw out false accusations (kompromat) of pedophilia … Continue reading →

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“I did the research”: A must-read column about QAnon and its believers

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Naomi

Eagerly, I clicked on Charlie Warzel’s New York Times column today, “Is QAnon the Most Dangerous Conspiracy Theory of the 21st Century? ‘It’s a collaborative fiction built on wild speculation that hardens into reality.’” Immediately I was drawn in, because … Continue reading →

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Why is Trump doing catastrophically dopey TV interviews?

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Naomi

As I write this, I’m listening to MSNBC, on which there is an intelligent and passionate debate about science versus politics. A debate about why only experts, scientists, should be giving us advice and delineating the reality concerning the virus. … Continue reading →

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