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The 'October Surprise': Inside Carter's Grueling 1980 Iran Hostage Crisis
Today's New York Times story is credible but less significant than recent evidence from Madrid that Ronald Reagan's campaign manager tried to delay releasing the hostages until after the election.
Mar 19
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How To Make Government Work Again
Philip Howard thinks the Supreme Court might buy his argument and invalidate all public sector collective bargaining agreements. That would be huge.
Mar 10
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Book Bans Are Big Again in America
On both the left and the right, free expression is under attack, says the CEO of PEN USA.
Mar 24
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DEI Inc: Why Students Get to Fire Professors
There's a financial reason why opponents of free speech and academic freedom get so much traction on campus.
Mar 3
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Jimmy Carter: An Epic American Life
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The Final Triumph of the January 6th Committee — Day Ten
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Jimmy On The Farm
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My Father At 100
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Forget the Red Wave. Why ’22 Could Go Blue
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Roger and Me: My Feud with Roger Ailes
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Jimmy On The Farm
How Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his father shaped him.
Feb 25
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Jimmy Carter: An Epic American Life
As he enters hospice, it's a good time to reappraise the most underestimated U.S. President in history
Feb 18
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Roger and Me: My Feud with Roger Ailes
A new Axios post takes me back to the Fox News chief’s epic nastiness
Feb 13
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Are We Finally Curtailing Cancel Culture?
Hockey legend Bobby Hull, one of my childhood heroes, turned out to be a racist and anti-Semitic wife-beater. Here's why I'm for keeping his statue.
Feb 5
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The Hypocrisy Hall of Shame
How “dirty banks” talk a good game on climate but don’t deliver.
Jan 28
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Biden Is An Elderly Swimmer In A Sea Of Sharks
Let’s have an open debate on whether he should run again.
Jan 21
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Why Putin Is Losing in Ukraine
Retired Colonel Jack Jacobs on how the Russians suck tactically, but could still prevail.
Jan 13
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The Terrorists Are In The Building
McCarthy’s concessions could lead to more paralyzing Groundhog Days — and default on the national debt.
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Jimmy Carter: An Epic American Life
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The Final Triumph of the January 6th Committee — Day Ten
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Jimmy On The Farm
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My Father At 100
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Forget the Red Wave. Why ’22 Could Go Blue
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Roger and Me: My Feud with Roger Ailes
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