Monthly Archives: November 2020

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption

Ben Mezrich wrote in this 2019 book: * D’Angelo later asked Zuckerberg what path he was going to pursue in terms of dealing with the twins. Zuckerberg responded: Yeah, I’m going to fuck them Probably in the year—*ear In legal … Continue reading

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The Pen and the Cross: Catholicism and English Literature 1850 – 2000

Richard Griffiths writes in this 2010 book: * The concerns of English Catholic literature on the whole failed to mirror those of its French equivalent. The reason for this lies mainly in the position, and history, of the Catholic Church … Continue reading

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Trump’s Party Cannot Survive in a Multiracial Democracy

Francis Wilkinson writes July 15, 2020: As Ronald Brownstein points out in a data-driven essay on Trump’s “neo-Nixonian” 2020 campaign: “Americans today are far more racially diverse, less Christian, better educated, more urbanized, and less likely to be married. In … Continue reading

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What Is Trump Playing At?

Thomas B. Edsall writes: * Sean Wilentz, a professor of history at Princeton, was outspoken: It would be not simply a major departure but a deeply dangerous one were Trump to deny the legitimacy of Biden’s election. It would be … Continue reading

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Voter Fraud: A Red Herring

From Harvard’s Kennedy School, released November 6, 2020: Proponents of stricter voting laws often claim restrictions are necessary to prevent voter fraud, but there is little evidence to support this assertion. President Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that widespread … Continue reading

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