Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

Of immigrants, education, fighting and mobsters

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Naomi

Long, long, long before my encounter with a classic schoolyard bully, my grandfather Jacob took ship from Paris to Boston. At fourteen years old, he was escaping the strictures of Judaic Orthodoxy — which he had reckoned was unhealthy, especially … Continue reading →

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How MAGAts are coping with the Knicks great victory

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Naomi

You can read their responses in the Daily News Voice of the People page (letters to the editor). For the past year or so, MAGAts have been retreating somewhat from their open sneering at everyone who’s against Trump. Sure, occasionally … Continue reading →

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Human animal news! The good, the bad and the weird

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, learned how to fill a pothole; the mayor of New York City announced that the city had filled more than 100,000 potholes since he took office in January; and in Johannesburg, … Continue reading →

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