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Joshua Raff

Writing about Food, Wine, Travel, Books and more.

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Quick Thoughts/Short Takes #7
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The Wide Angle

long(ER)form writings

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Who does the attorney general represent?
Who does the attorney general represent?

The newly appointed U.S. Attorney General, Pamela Bondi, has announced the formation of a “Weaponization Working Group” to investigate the investigators—that is, those Department of Justice officials (and State officials as well, but that is a subject for another day) responsible for investigating and prosecuting Donald Trump and others in the various cases against them. This seems to be a good time to remind Ms. Bondi just who her client is.

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Who does the attorney general represent?
David Warner, a Hamlet for his times
Six Feet of Books: A Note on Martin Amis
Six Feet of Books: Giving Up on a Book, but First…
The Beat Goes On: The Jazz Standard

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About Joshua Raff

Joshua Raff writes about books, food and cooking, music, wine, travel, art, and legal and social issues, among other things. Before turning to writing, he spent many decades practicing law, primarily advising clients on innovative financing techniques. His writing has been published in Literary Hub, Salon, and the Weekly Atticus. He received an M.F.A. degree in creative non-fiction from the University of King’s College in May 2019. He is based in the Hudson Valley.

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