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What is “libertarian” about denying our voting rights?

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Naomi

That depends what you imagine “libertarianism” is. I, for one, began wondering about it years ago and have analyzed my way into carving it into bits here, in this blog. I attacked it (and attached it) as a code word … Continue reading →

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Re SCOTUS & Dobbs, some good quotes today from two NYT columnists

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Naomi

First, Gail Collins, in her column today, “The Supreme Court Takes Us Back…Way Back,” gives us some important, damning history I, for one, had not recalled, about abortions pre-Roe. In one of her penultimate paragraphs comes this, an eye-opening reminder, … Continue reading →

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He was the capitalist archetype. He was a monster

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Naomi

Jack Welch was the longtime CEO of General Electric which became, under his tsardom, the most “valuable company in the world.” In yesterday’s Times, David Gelles, the journalist who wrote the Corner Office column for the business section, yanked Welch’s … Continue reading →

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