Category Archives: How I Learned The Facts of Life

When things are too crazy, here’s where you can see sanity

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Naomi

In the polls. I think I’ve mentioned previously that I don’t pick up on individual polls, either to get overexcited or deeply gloomy. And I don’t waste my time on Real Clear Politics. Their poll averages are just dumb. If … Continue reading →

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I’m back on the polling treadmill and I can’t get off

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Naomi

Yeah, that’s a confession. Indeed, I’m so captivated by polls, a whole chapter in my book, How I Learned The Facts of Life, is devoted to them: 10 Polls are not facts. They’re not opinions, either. During political campaigns, I … Continue reading →

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Pedophilia: a Kremlin-styled smear. Is it also projection?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Naomi

As I was laying out the case against Michael Caputo, I of course had to consider the particularly dreadful smear of pedophilia. Along with Caputo, it’s in the news. Today, Mother Jones ran a piece about how Trump is trying … Continue reading →

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