Tag Archives: Anita Hill

A reason to mourn

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Naomi

Harper’s Weekly Review leads with this death notice for Orrin Hatch: The former Republican senator Orrin Hatch, who moonlighted as a Christian songwriter, alleged that parts of Anita Hill’s accusations against Clarence Thomas had been plagiarized from the book The … Continue reading →

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Now why does this remind me of Anita Hill?

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 3-year silence On Wednesday, Justice Clarence Thomas, infamously voiceless jurist, broke a three-year silence during Supreme Court oral arguments to ask a question about the race of jurors. And that three-year streak was nothing — before … Continue reading →

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“These things always blow over.”

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Naomi

So said Mitch McConnell a short time ago. My cousin Janet and I have a history of being on the phone saying things when Washington, DC goes monumentally wrong. The night the first network called the election for Ronald Reagan, … Continue reading →

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