Category Archives: Human rights

Have you ever read an entire Supreme Court decision?

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Naomi

I did. Once. It had been written by then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The Times had printed all of it for some reason. I say “some reason” because I don’t remember what it was about. But whatever it was, it angered … Continue reading →

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What happens if you dis the State?

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Naomi

Depends on which State you’re dissing, and which part of It. From Harper’s Weekly Review: A Russian rock musician was charged with discrediting the army after declaring onstage that “the motherland, friends, is not the president’s ass that should be … Continue reading →

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What’s a pathological optimist to do when all about her is despair?

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Naomi

I just read today’s New York Times opinion section, after which I dipped into the readers’ comments, as I always do. Despair, hopelessness, monumental depression — about us, the United States. Secession, too, had its proponents among my fellow readers, … Continue reading →

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