Tag Archives: American immigration

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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Who believes the Big Lie? I don’t think you’ll be surprised

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Naomi

I’m not. In today’s New York Times op section, Thomas Edsall has one of his comprehensive articles on demography and sociology, etc., i.e., what groups of people are thinking. It’s called “Why Millions Think It is Trump Who Cannot Tell … Continue reading →

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