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Law and order in Russia, with tigers and goats…

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Naomi

A Russian prosecutor complained that media coverage of the friendship between a Siberian tiger and a mountain goat at an eastern safari park “is nothing less than the active imposition of homosexuality.” — From February 9, 2016 Harper’s Weekly Review, by … Continue reading →

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How Hammurabi gave birth to the Constitution

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Naomi

A few months ago I was talking to my cousin, Naomi the Younger, about her recent family trip to Paris. Of course, she and her two daughters visited the Louvre. In detailing the stuff they’d seen, Naomi surprised me by … Continue reading →

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The Koch Brothers’ final solution to democracy: ‘Dark Money’

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Naomi

I read yesterday’s NYT review of Jane Mayer’s new book, “Dark Money,” by David Nasaw, and my much-stated fear of the Koch Brothers and their Neu Wannsee Conference was confirmed. And ratcheted up. Below the link I’ve pulled excerpts from … Continue reading →

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