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Heroes and heretics
Did I mention heretics a while ago? I did. Dropped them in at the end of a rumination on heroes. Heretics deserve more language than a drop-in about something else. Let me confess to my romance with heretics. But I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life
Tagged Escambia County Florida, heretics, heroes, Jim Brown, Lindsay Durtschi, Michelle Goldberg
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Trump’s arraignment, in three sentences
Two from New York Times headlines: Donald Trump had called for protesters to converge on Manhattan, but the crowds were mostly journalists. You Could Have Walked a Block Away and Had No Clue Trump Just Got Arrested — Michelle Goldberg’s … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Journalism, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, Trump arraignment
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What’s a pathological optimist to do when all about her is despair?
I just read today’s New York Times opinion section, after which I dipped into the readers’ comments, as I always do. Despair, hopelessness, monumental depression — about us, the United States. Secession, too, had its proponents among my fellow readers, … Continue reading
Posted in Guns in the U.S. of A., Human rights, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged "Pushkin Hills", Andrey Kurkov, Brown v Topeka, Chris Murphy, Jamelle Bouie, James Wood, Michelle Cottle, Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, Paul Krugman, secession, Sergei Dovlatov, The New Yorker, The Talk of the Town
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