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On both the left and the right, free expression is under attack, says the CEO of PEN USA.
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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…
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Philip Howard thinks the Supreme Court might buy his argument and invalidate all public sector collective bargaining agreements. That would be huge.
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There's a financial reason why opponents of free speech and academic freedom get so much traction on campus.
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February 2023

How Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his father shaped him.
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As he enters hospice, it's a good time to reappraise the most underestimated U.S. President in history
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A new Axios post takes me back to the Fox News chief’s epic nastiness
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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.
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January 2023

How “dirty banks” talk a good game on climate but don’t deliver.
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Let’s have an open debate on whether he should run again.
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Retired Colonel Jack Jacobs on how the Russians suck tactically, but could still prevail.
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McCarthy’s concessions could lead to more paralyzing Groundhog Days — and default on the national debt.
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