Tag Archives: The New Yorker

What is the truth about the war? About any war?

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Naomi

My heart bleeds; my head stays calm. That’s the best I can do with reports from this war when the news media is spilling over with information. I react with horror — impartial horror — and then I wonder what … Continue reading →

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How and why I read the New Yorker

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Naomi

I’m always a few issues behind in my New Yorker reading, primarily because there’s so much in there. Theoretically, everything in the New Yorker could hook me. Brilliant long journalism can cause a reader to loose track of anything but … Continue reading →

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Is America exceptional? Well…

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Naomi

Half of you are yelling at me, “We’re not exceptional! Dying country, nothing good about us, oligarchs! democracy down the toilet, racism, Ron DeSantis, bank failures, MAGA, blah blah blah!!!” (I wrote “blah blah blah” not because I was running … Continue reading →

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