Tag Archives: the New York Times

One of the heavy burdens of being a football fan

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Naomi

…during protests against institutional racism is that mostly male, mostly white fellow football fans are racists. Maybe this is why most institutional liberals like me — white and female — aren’t football fans. In any case, and for many reasons, … Continue reading →

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William Barr and the “monolithic” news media

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Naomi

A few days ago, I noticed a New York Times article that concerned me a lot — “Barr Calls News Media ‘Monolithic In Viewpoint’”. I was more than concerned, actually. I was…WHAT???????? Barr just pushed himself into my purview. Because … Continue reading →

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Julian Castro

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Naomi

Amy Chozick will have to do a lot more before I forgive her for her chip-on-the-shoulder Dowd-y coverage of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in the Times. How often did I want to smack her? Gee, pretty much every day she … Continue reading →

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