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When I mis-read a NYT op headline, maybe I read it correctly

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Naomi

Fiona Hill has an opinion essay in today’s New York Times, drawing on her decades’ long study of Vladimir Putin. I admire her for that. But when I read the headline… Putin Has the U.S. Right Where He Wants It … Continue reading →

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So what do we do now?

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Naomi

We were waiting for elation. A friend told me that when Biden’s election was confirmed, a neighbor trotted over with a bottle of champagne. As they popped the cork, my friend’s mail carrier arrived and said, “Did I hear a … Continue reading →

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How crazy-bad are people getting?

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The Election and COVID [E]lection officials in Sacramento County, California, pleaded with voters to stop disinfecting their mail-in ballots. The Holocaust …a high school principal in Boca Raton, Florida, who was fired after saying that he … Continue reading →

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