Category Archives: Politics

“…and others…”

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Naomi

I’m now reading the statement released by the Department of Justice delineating the arrest and charge of seditious conspiracy laid upon a founder of the Oath Keepers, for his role in the January 6 attempted insurrection. Better than the media … Continue reading →

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As a Jew, I’m beginning to take this stuff personally

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Though avowing “nothing but love for the Jewish people,” the Entrata entrepreneur David Bateman speculated in an email to fellow tech CEOs and businessmen with the subject line “Genocide” that the COVID-19 vaccine is part of … Continue reading →

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Two guys who did not become autocrats, although they could have

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Naomi

In an odd coincidence, over the last several days I’ve encountered a couple of remarkable characters who, in the most unlikely circumstances, rejected putting crowns on their heads for something much more complicated. Oh sure, the first one, Theseus, was … Continue reading →

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