Category Archives: Lawyers

Revised terminology: what Muskrump is doing is a “CouPutsch”

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Naomi

It’s not really a coup, but it isn’t entirely a putsch, either. Along with watching and reading the events, I’ve been muddling through this. In doing so, I went back to the earlier post I wrote about this, deriving accurate descriptions … Continue reading →

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Fearful historians. Combative lawyers. Everybody yelling at Democrats

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Naomi

Yesterday, I watched and listened to Paul Krugman having a penetrating conversation with a military historian, Phillips O’Brien, who teaches at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). They were discussing us, i.e., America in the throes of today. It was … Continue reading →

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I was once sued for defamation. It was funny but this one is funnier

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Naomi

Yeah, I was sued for writing something here on this blog about someone whom I identified with an amusing pseudonym. I called him a “liar, scofflaw and deadbeat.” As you know, calling a pseudonym nasty terms is OK, as long … Continue reading →

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