Letters

Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue

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Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue

Alexis Grenell’s January 24/31 column “Goysplaining” provoked a heated response from Nation readers. A selection follows. Thank you, Alexis Grenell, for your passionate article “Goysplaining.” For too long, Jews have had to weigh their commitment to progressive causes and groups against the strong possibility that their Jewish faith and ethnic identity would be attacked. Call … Read more

Left without a voice, anti-war Russians pen open letters to Putin

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Left without a voice, anti-war Russians pen open letters to Putin

MOSCOW — In ordinary times, not being able to influence your country’s politics can feel frustrating. When that country is on the brink of war, it can feel like torture. “It is utterly horrible to find yourself helpless, a person on whom nothing depends,” said Andrei Makarevich, a veteran Russian rock star. His is one … Read more

Boris Johnson: The 13 Tory MPs who have submitted letters of no confidence so far

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Boris Johnson: The 13 Tory MPs who have submitted letters of no confidence so far

Calls from the Conservative benches for the Prime Minister to quit have grown steadily in recent weeks in the wake of ‘partygate’. A further three Tory MPs on Wednesday (February 2) called for Boris Johnson to stand aside. A leadership contest can be triggered if 15 per cent of Conservative MPs write to the chair … Read more

Lithuanian lost letters from 1960s, ’70s delivered decades later

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Lithuanian lost letters from 1960s, ’70s delivered decades later

Letters that were lost for decades have finally been delivered. eighteen letters from the 1960s and ’70s were discovered over the summer in a former post office in Vilnius, Lithuania, while a wall in the building was being demolished, as Reuters reported. The owner of the building, Jurgis Vilutis, told Reuters that he thinks a … Read more