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thanks so much for the wenderson story about the crossing guard. such an important job few excel at. poof he's gone in a meaningless argument. would be so scared to live in NYC. But going to conference for 3 days so have to be vigilant.

Enjoying your book too.

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I think the media should call these demonstrations what they anti-Semitic.

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Interesting tidbit about ALICE. Sorry, but if you can't live on what you are making, shouldn't that, by definition be under the poverty line?!!

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“I think a lot of people like it.”

I’m fairly sure he’ll lose in November (unlike many of my fellow Democrats) but he’s right of course. A lot of people do like it. History shows authoritarism has an allure for many of us who want shortcuts and easy answers and don’t mind being ruled by a tyrant as long as the tyrant leaves them alone and attacks the other. There was a caudillo once who famously said “For my friends, anything! For my enemies, the law!”

Many of us (not most thankfully) find this perfectly sensible.

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