Books in the time of corona

“Trump and his acolytes are never more comfortable than when they are defending expressions of bigotry as plain common sense, and accusing their liberal critics of being oversensitive snowflakes who care more about protecting “those people” than they do about you.” What we are seeing now, trapped in our homes, sequestered from one another, is …

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The prince of hurt

I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant to cause you any pain…. Prince, “Purple Rain” Recently, Donald Trump—despite being asked not to do so—played Prince’s “Purple Rain” at a Minnesota rally. Prince’s estate immediately sent yet another cease-and-desist request. On Oct. 15, 2018, Trump said he would not play the song …

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