Category Archives: SCOTUS

Confused about SNAP? Here’s why

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The Trump Administration said it was sending states money to fully fund SNAP benefits for nearly 42 million Americans on the same day that the Supreme Court temporarily upheld the administration’s prior request to block said … Continue reading →

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I’m reading about Hitler’s intelligence agencies. Can’t imagine why

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Naomi

Re-reading, actually, the exhaustive history of Hitler’s intelligence operations, Hitler’s Spies: German Military Intelligence In World War II, by David Kahn. Exhaustive it may be, but Kahn was such a terrific storyteller the book reads like the complex thriller it … Continue reading →

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How are women’s physicians faring in anti-abortion states?

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Naomi

We know about the states, the laws and the women who have been victimized by them since Dobbs. So what’s happening with women’s physicians in these states? From Harper’s August 2024 Index: Percentage decrease in OB-GYN residency applicants in the … Continue reading →

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