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It's pretty notable that mainstream, establishment discourse never ever ever considers giving liberal politicians credit for crime reductions. It's almost axiomatic that if crime goes down under a center-left leader it's either unremarked upon, or must be driven by something else.
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's pretty notable that mainstream, establishment discourse never ever ever considers giving liberal politicians credit for crime reductions. It's almost axiomatic that if crime goes down under a center-left leader it's either unremarked upon, or must be driven by something else.
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I’ve said it before but it is embarrassing that so many intellectuals spent years in small factional battles over the propriety of calling this fascism.
In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented.
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
June 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’ve said it before but it is embarrassing that so many intellectuals spent years in small factional battles over the propriety of calling this fascism.
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I wrote a little reflection on Pope Francis www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: A gay, lapsed Catholic on loving Pope Francis
J.P. Brammer writes an appreciation of the late pope: 'Francis advocated for the powerless, for those who have so little and yet are villainized by people in positions of authority.'
www.latimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I wrote a little reflection on Pope Francis www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
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Again, this is what I wrote about this morning! (Well, yesterday, but it went up this morning.) Gift link: wapo.st/42Nuyfu
Opinion | There are two checks on a president’s power. One is missing.
We are focusing on the courts because Trump has already prevailed over Congress.
wapo.st
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Again, this is what I wrote about this morning! (Well, yesterday, but it went up this morning.) Gift link: wapo.st/42Nuyfu