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THE BORDER: LOOKING ACROSS FROM MEXICO
Symbol or functional barrier?
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Michael Goldfarb
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WATCHING THE DEBATE WITH THE REPUBLICANS OF OTERO COUNTY NM
There is not much I can add about the debate. Unanimity is a weird experience in American life these days but everything you have read or probably…
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Michael Goldfarb
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ARIZONA ELECTION 2024: NOGALES
The US-Mexico border is a perennial issue in American national politics. But for those who live right on it, it is not an issue it is a fact of life. It…
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Michael Goldfarb
ON THE ROAD IN ARIZONA: ELECTION 2024
First Impressions
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Michael Goldfarb
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OHIO, THEN AND NOW
What Can the 2016 Election in the Buckeye state Tell Us About 2024
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Michael Goldfarb
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DEMOCRACY'S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
A Calm, Sane Conversation
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Michael Goldfarb
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May 2024

WHAT THE FOURTH OF JULY BRITISH ELECTION MIGHT TELL US ABOUT AMERICA'S ELECTION COME NOVEMBER
In 2016 Britain and America were rocked to the core by two elections. First the British voted to leave the European Union … Brexit. Then, Americans…
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LOOKING FOR SEPHARAD
A New/Old Novel Opens a Window on Sephardic Life
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Michael Goldfarb
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STILL WAITING FOR A CEASE-FIRE
Understanding the News When It Is in a Diplomatic Holding Pattern
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Michael Goldfarb
WAITING FOR A CEASE-FIRE
Random Notes After Seven Months of War in Gaza
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Michael Goldfarb
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April 2024

IT'S LIKE 1968 ... NO, IT'S NOT
I was there, were you?
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Michael Goldfarb
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PASSOVER 2024 - ISRAEL, IRAN, GAZA: WHAT NEXT? WAR, PEACE, TRUCE?
Listen now | A week ago, on April 14th 2024, Iran openly entered the conflict between Israel and Hamas by launching airborne ordnance at Israel. Five…
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