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On grief, on Alaa

It’s funny the way grief and sadness work. Yesterday, my mom and I euthanized the cat that we have both cared for for fifteen years, and despite knowing that it was the right decision for a cat whose body and mind were both failing, I woke up this morning in a cold sweat. We were […]

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On Bari Weiss and COVID-19

It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged, but I’m on my first long break in many years and dying to be away from social media so I’m trying this to see how things go. Who knows, maybe I’ll start a newsletter. It should come as no surprise, if you follow me on Twitter, that […]

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Welcome to our dystopian future

Gather round so that I may tell you a tale. But first, alas, I must provide a couple of caveats, namely that I am 100% in favor of vaccines and entirely in favor of a public health strategy that is based on solidarity and is protective of our vulnerable populations—the elderly, the chronically ill, the […]