violence
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We don’t know much—but this we do know
We still have little information about yesterday’s assassination attempt. Nevertheless, a flood of ill-informed, fearful and angry speculation about the shooter and his motives is pouring onto social media. Please do not recirculate this speculation.…
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War: Everyone Loses
Eliot Cohen, writing in The Atlantic, asks, “Why Can’t the West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning?” (https://bit.ly/3NcghhY) Without engaging in detail with the article’s argument and evidence, it’s worth remembering that “winning” in Cohen’s sense…
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Impulsive, inconsistent, incoherent: Trump’s rationale for missile strikes
Impulsive, inconsistent, and incoherent: these are the hallmarks of Donald Trump and his administration. Yesterday, the United States launched a missile attach on Syria in response to Syria’s apparent use of chemical weapons. His justification…
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A letter to Representative Jamie Herrera Beutler on the subject of racist violence
Dear Representative Herrera Beutler: I read in today’s paper that a Sikh man was shot and wounded today by a man who said “Go back to your own country.” (The story is here.) I am…
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Arbitrary, incompetent, and malicious
What do Mem Fox and Henry Rousso have in common? Not much, at first blush. She’s Australian, from Adelaide, and a prolific writer of children’s books. (When they were younger, my kids adored those books;…