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In this era of admirable prosecutors, I still have a defense soul

Which is why I eagerly read a long piece of great journalism in a Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, “A Homeless Man Attacked Him. But Was There More to the Story?”, by Jesse Barron. As soon as I absorbed the … Continue reading

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With all the brouhaha over the Trump indictment, I pay attention only to one thing

The actual case. I’ve been listening to today’s events as reported by MSNBC and have heard a lot of pretty intelligent people talking an awful lot — they have to; it’s without question a news event and must be covered … Continue reading

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I’ve got to say something about the Pomerantz-Bragg dispute

It’s not a dispute. I view it as an act of unseemly egotism on the part of Mark Pomerantz. Even before extracts from Pomerantz’s new book became chew toys for the news media, I felt what he did publicly after … Continue reading

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