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Thank you for the excellent summary of Plato's Republic. I've been reading Phaedrus, actually, with friends, but it's difficult to discuss Plato without hearing lots about Republic, so it's been on my mind.

I'm going to save your summary. I might need to steal it (with attribution, of course) someday.

Your transformed furniture pieces are stunning! Bravo! I might need you to fly out and help me redecorate my home.

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Tipping turbans off the heads of clerics is just so Bertie Wooster. Except you get your hand chopped off instead of a £5 fine.

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Nov 9, 2022·edited Nov 9, 2022

Ballots in one county in the entire United States were printed with ink the scanners couldn’t read. That’s hardly a widespread failure of the mechanics of American elections.

In other news, I watched the video on the American Imran Khan supporter. It was a train wreck; I wanted to stop watching it, but I couldn’t turn away. I don’t see what purpose it serves, besides soft Khan propaganda to boost his followers’ morale. The lady in question thinks America needs more strong, masculine leaders like Khan, Andrew Cuomo, Bernie Sanders, and Fidel Castro. She’s N-V-T-S nuts. I felt stupider for watching it.

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Nov 9, 2022Liked by Claire Berlinski

Did you break the mirror's glass, Claire? Oy gevalt! I sure hope you have saved, unused, 7 years of good luck. Otherwise...

https://www.twowaymirrors.com/broken-mirror-superstition/

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Nov 9, 2022Liked by Claire Berlinski

Claire,

Many thanks for the Iran piece. Interesting throughout. I will listen to the podcast shortly.

Best

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Nov 8, 2022Liked by Claire Berlinski

Wow!

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