Category Archives: The Facts of Life

Daily News readers weigh in on Mamdani

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Naomi

I knew a post-primary read of the Daily News’s Voice of the People (letters to the editor) would be fun. And it was. Ed, from Ridgewood, NJ, says that Trump had a great week bombing and the Democrats had a … Continue reading →

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What does one New Yorker think about our primary election?

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Naomi

That one New Yorker = me. I have my idealistic side and my practical side. Actually, there are no sides; both ideals and practicality roll around each other in my brain and whatever other body parts they visit. I always … Continue reading →

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Why Trump will fail

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Naomi

Because of the lessons Trump is incapable of gleaning from history. Toward the end of David Kahn’s comprehensive history, Hitler’s Spies, Kahn analyzes why, given “This gigantic, jerry-built apparatus” of Hitler’s intelligence agencies, Hitler lost the war. Kahn specificies how … Continue reading →

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