Category Archives: War

“Blood and Ruins,” a revelatory history

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Naomi

Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by British historian Richard Overy. That’s the book that has transformed my mind. So much so, every day I find myself absorbing news about our world and events within it with such … Continue reading →

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Mishegas from all over the world!

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Naomi

Of course from Harper’s Weekly Review. Who else would assemble such a collection of weirdnesses? Google denied taking a picture of an invisible airplane. A rapper who used a photo of himself at the Capitol riot as an album cover … Continue reading →

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Madness abounds. I’ve stopped asking “why”

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Naomi

Ever since 2016, I’ve been defaulting to the question, “Why?” whenever I hear inexplicable irrationality. When a cousin announced she’d voted for Trump, my immediate response was, “Why?” Since no one person gave me anything like a reasonable answer, I … Continue reading →

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