Tag Archives: Harper’s

Is Hong Kong lost to democracy?

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Hong Kong, inspectors found that students at two schools were singing the national anthem too softly, and the city’s chief executive invited residents to “smile more” to help bolster declining tourism. This is sad.

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Animal, vegetable and fruit…news. All together

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Naomi

These rather bewildering events come to us from Harper’s Weekly Review, of course: In Ecuador, police dogs found over six tons of cocaine in a banana shipment; in Fargo, North Dakota, an angry man uprooted his neighbor’s strawberry plants over … Continue reading →

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Acclaimed expert on violence talks about Trump and assassination

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “Violence is not the way to go,” said John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981, about the assassination attempt on Trump.

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