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Media figures may wander off into the Trump weeds, but I’m not going with them

Yesterday I heard a news show host I like a lot ask a lawyer a question. To paraphrase, “With Trump protesting about his innocence and making accusations supported by his GOP followers, shouldn’t Jack Smith go public in response?” I … Continue reading

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Reforming police departments

As I began this, I picked up an excellent Mother Jones article, “A Road Map for Getting Rid of Racist Cops,” about this deeply entrenched problem. It’s in the form of a Q&A — Q’s by Mother Jones journalist Samantha … Continue reading

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New York Post reporter calls for an interview. And ran into me

As I relate in an early chapter of How I Learned The Facts of Life, when I first learned how and where to get those facts, New York had seven newspapers. (Which is where you get the facts of life.) … Continue reading

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