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Katarzyna Rybka-IwańskaKatarzyna Rybka-Iwańska • 1stHead, Political and Economic Section, Embassy of Poland in Israel1hOn the occasion of the International Podcast Day and my birthday, I want to take...
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An Age Divided by Sex - Note for a Discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Ross Douthat, The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2018The Kavanaugh nightmare shows how the competing moralisms of conservatism and feminism are tearing us apart. [JB emphasis]Image from article, with...
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Trump Can’t Win the War on Demography
William H. Frey, The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2018A proposed citizenship question on the 2020 census reveals the dependency between older white voters and America’s growing young minority...
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The American Civil War, Part II - Note for a Discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times, Oct. 2, 2018; original article additional illustrationsThe nation is deeply divided, with each side seeing the other as “the enemy.”Image from article, with...
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What is the worst city to live in your state? Find out.
Samuel Stebbins, Grant Suneson and Evan Comen, 24/7 Wall Street, USA Today; original article contains a video and additional illustrations(Photo: rolikett / iStock)For those with the luxury of being...
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Unprepared: A Retirement Wealth Gap Adds a New Indignity to Old Age - Note...
Jennifer Levitz, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 4, 2018; article contains additional illustrations and chartsA Retirement Wealth Gap Adds a New Indignity to Old Age - Many middle-class Americans are...
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A Broken Relationship and Accusations of Emotional Abuse: The Case of Keith...
Julie Turkewitz and Farah Stockman, The New York Times, Aug. 30, 2018A Broken Relationship and Accusations of Emotional Abuse: The Case of Keith EllisonImage from article: Representative Keith Ellison...
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What the ‘Grievance Studies’ Hoax Really Show - Note for a Discussion, "E...
William Egginton, The New York Times, Oct. 6, 2018The problem is not the subject matter. It’s that these scholars are marginalized in overly specialized fields.Dr. Egginton is the author of “The...
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An Insidious and Contagious American Presidency: Note for a Discussion, "E...
Roger Cohen, The New York Times, Oct. 5, 2018uncaptioned image from articleExcerpt:Contagious is the man. Contagious is Trump’s view that judges should be agents of those who appoint them rather than...
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‘Rock bottom’: Supreme Court fight reveals a country on the brink - Note for...
Michael Scherer and Robert Costa, The Washington Post, October 6; original article contains videos (1) Trump: Women ‘extremely happy’ about Kavanaugh confirmation. President Trump on Oct. 6 said he is...
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Andy Warhol Said He Came From ‘Nowhere.’ This Is It.
SLOVAKIA DISPATCHAndrew Higgins and Miroslava Germanova, The New York Times, Oct. 7, 2018Andy Warhol Said He Came From ‘Nowhere.’ This Is It.Image: A sign welcoming visitors to Mikova, Slovakia, the...
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‘This Moment Turned Out to Be Fleeting’ - Note for a Discussion, "E Pluribus...
The New York Times, Oct. 6, 2018; original article contains links (among them, to the cited articles) and imagesNine reflections on, one year on.image (not from article) fromOver the past year, the...
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Marijuana: The history of many "forbidden substances" repeats itself
image fromGiven recent articles in the mass media raising doubts about the use of marijuana: "I'm Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot" where the author confesses "I got stoned the day my son...
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A Complete National Disgrace: Note for a Discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
David Brooks, The New York Times, Oct. 4, 2018The Kavanaugh hearings as American nadir.image (not from article) fromOver the past few years, hundreds of organizations and thousands of people (myself...
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Wealth in America: Where are the richest and poorest states based on...
Grant Suneson, 24/7 Wall Street, USA Today [Useful background on understanding the political situation in the U.S., including on why some states are pro-Trump](Photo: SeanPavonePhoto / Getty...
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In a Mississippi Restaurant, Two Americas Coexist Side by Side - Note for a...
Susan Chira and Ellen Ann Fentress, The New York Times, Oct. 8, 2018Image: Lovetta Green stayed away from President Trump’s rally last week because she dislikes him so much. “When he gets up to talk, I...
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Image of the Day: San Francisco
From Thomas Fuller, "Life on the Dirtiest Block in San Francisco,"The New York Times
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Image of the Day: Melania and the Sphinx -- Is that The Don in the background?
Melania Trump in Egypt on Saturday. Her trip, she said, was meant to “show the world that we care.”From: Katie Rogers, "On Africa Trip, First Lady Reveals a Trump-like Side, The New York Times; see also
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Hey, buddy, can you spare easy millions for the imperial capital's true...
Kathy Orton, "Where We Live: Island in Potomac River goes on the market for $15 million,"The Washington Post; original article contains linksChopawamsic Island, sometimes known as Scott's Island, is a...
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