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The god problem: the Capitol under attack was a “mass-delusion event”
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, joined a Trumpist crowd last Wednesday and reported on what they were saying. I found his report pretty revelatory, especially his profound perception of what happened as a “mass-delusion event,” one … Continue reading
What is freedom?
“We must accept one central truth as participants in a democracy: Freedom is not a state; it is an act.” –John Lewis, so quoted by Adam Serwer in The Atlantic
Posted in 2020 presidential campaign, Gorgeous Piece of Writing, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Adam Serwer, democracy, John Lewis, The Atlantic
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I once went out with a cop
A number of years ago I went out a couple of times with a cop. He was an unusual guy to be a sergeant in the NYPD. He had not only a college degree but an MA. He was a … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Bob Herbert, Derek Thompson, Edith Gaines, guns, Levi Gaines, NYPD, police practices, police violence, racism in policing, The Atlantic
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