Tag Archives: Harper’s Weekly Review

The masks of the red death, plus corruption, plus animal news

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Naomi

All from Harper’s Weekly Review: Bill Montgomery, the 80-year-old cofounder of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA, also died of COVID-19; shortly after his passing, the group’s Twitter account deleted a meme making fun of protective masks that used … Continue reading →

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More evidence of racism among police

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Following an incident in which a San Antonio police officer was fired for saying the N-word multiple times during an arrest but was reinstated by an arbitrator who had been selected by the police department, the … Continue reading →

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Cops versus Americans over the last few weeks

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review, a reminder that the “carnage,” the “violence” in our streets over the past couple of weeks has been from the police, not the rest of us: During last week’s protests across the United States, police officers … Continue reading →

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