Category Archives: Propaganda

Lying is performance art

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Naomi

Years ago, against my prejudice, I allowed a friend to drag me to a species of — oh, that’s not fair — an event called performance art. (Why were we sitting in the front row?) My pre-judgment had been right. … Continue reading →

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Guns in America, an up-to-date compilation. I think

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Naomi

Most of this news we all know but there are two or three details that surprised me. See if you can spot them. From Harper’s Weekly Review: An 84-year-old white man whose grandson described him as “sit[ting] and watch[ing] Fox … Continue reading →

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I am not a subject. I am a citizen

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Naomi

I never considered the distinction between those two nouns until I read Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by Richard Overy. In laying out every detail leading to and encompassing World War II, Overy tells us that the … Continue reading →

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