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How important is your vote? This important

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Rainier, Washington, a candidate for city council did not cast a ballot in his own election and then lost by one vote. If you’re like me, you have devoted a certain portion of your data … Continue reading

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I am not a subject. I am a citizen

I never considered the distinction between those two nouns until I read Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by Richard Overy. In laying out every detail leading to and encompassing World War II, Overy tells us that the … Continue reading

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The plot to bury the Russian Connection

The New York Times’ deep story details how Bill Barr’s and John Durham’s attempt to stage Stalinist show trials as a cover-up for the actual Russian-Trump connections went…splat. Much of what the story now tells us we suspected — even … Continue reading

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