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Putin aces the Art of the Steal
From Harper’s Weekly Review: Boris Vishnevsky, a Russian opposition politician who [was] up for reelection this month, cried foul when two of his opponents changed their names and appearances to match his. This should give GQP candidates pause. How about … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights
Tagged Alexey Navalny, Boris Vishnevsky, GOP, GQP, Harper's, Putin, Russian elections, TFG, Trump
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“Vladimir the Poisoner of Underpants”
Alexey Navalny said that. In five words he nailed Vladimir Putin. He spoke more words than those in court as he was sentenced to a couple of years in prison for…well. For being astoundingly heroic and dangerously heretical. The excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Alexey Navalny, Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, Putin, Vladimir the Poisoner of Underpants
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The point of a constitution
Somewhere in my files there is a proposed draft constitution for Iraq, composed after Saddam was removed and the country began to reconstruct itself without him. It is a stellar document, inspiring to read. Our Constitution was clearly a model … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Alexey Kovalev, Alexey Navalny, First Amendment, Iraqi constitution, Nation of Laws, peaceable assemblage, Russian constitution, The Constitution
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