Category Archives: Jan 6

It has happened before

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Naomi

While our immediate world seems to have been turned upside down in the space of a couple of nauseating weeks, I am reading a book about the Constitution. Yes, this is one of those “I’m reading a book” posts. Can’t … Continue reading →

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What an education we’ve been getting since Nov 2016!

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Naomi

I just read Marc Elias’s article on the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And I thought, gee whiz, I never knew about this fascinating aspect of a law I sort of thought I understood — but … Continue reading →

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Re SCOTUS & Dobbs, some good quotes today from two NYT columnists

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Naomi

First, Gail Collins, in her column today, “The Supreme Court Takes Us Back…Way Back,” gives us some important, damning history I, for one, had not recalled, about abortions pre-Roe. In one of her penultimate paragraphs comes this, an eye-opening reminder, … Continue reading →

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