Category Archives: Politics

The Chief Deadbeat is cheating a friend of mine

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Naomi

My friend called me the other day in barely suppressed anxiety. She is a gifted artisan and artist who lives in New York City. She is a freelancer. She gets jobs, does the (fine) work and gets paid for each … Continue reading →

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The ultra-perfect comment on us, now

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Naomi

Today, Mara Gay had a column in the New York Times about the inexplicable cave-in of major white-shoe law firms, but praising a cadre of current and ex-employees whose training and desire were to represent poor clients pro bono, and … Continue reading →

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And the answer is…”billionaire brain”

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Naomi

Paul Krugman gives us this taut definition in his newsletter today, in which he says we don’t have to make a decision as to whether Trump and Musk’s destruction is incompetent or evil. They are not mutually exclusive. As he … Continue reading →

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