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The New Yorker spills the (canned) beans* on another cult: bunkerism

But this one is funny — provided you’re not a paranoid. (Self-diagnose quickly before you continue reading. If you are paranoid, you won’t like what I’m writing and you certainly will not like the woman about whom I’m writing.) For … Continue reading

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I know I’m ignorant but am I wrong re Twitter?

(Warning: Parts of this piece of writing may ascend into sarcasm. Some people don’t like sarcasm while a bunch of us can’t help ourselves. We love it.) At times like this, I must contemplate how deep or shallow is my … Continue reading

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A central flaw with police investigations

Just after I wrote about one big problem I’ve observed with cops — their hypervigilence — I read what follows in Anthony Trollope’s 1869 novel about pathological jealousy, He Knew He Was Right. The jealous man, Louis Trevelyan, has hired … Continue reading

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