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In politics, it helps to have an enemy. The Soviet Union served that function for American presidents of both parties during the Cold War. Radical Islamic terrorism and al Qaeda played the role for George W. Bush, ISIS and illegal immigrants for Donald Trump in 2016. Democrats from Barack Obama
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Have you ever noticed how liberal commentators extol the value of moderate Republicans? Yes, liberals in the mainstream media share a deep affection for GOP centrists, right up to the moment they can be defeated and replaced by a leftist Democrat ideologue. Then, suddenly the importance of moderation evaporates. Civility
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It sounded like the makings of a wonderful speech, calling Americans to come together and build. "If you believe in one another and if you do the right thing for yourself and your community, things will get better in this country."
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Left-wing demonstrators and rioters have managed to achieve in a matter of weeks what courteous conservative thinkers failed to accomplish in a century: Knock Woodrow Wilson off his progressive pedestal. More than any other figure in American history, President Wilson embodied and popularized the 20th Century ideology known as Progressivism.
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In a 2017 New York Times column headlined "America's Best University President," Bret Stephens praised Robert Zimmer of the University of Chicago as a defender of free speech. The column quoted speeches and letters from Zimmer and other University of Chicago administrators and professors, including a
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Here's a prediction: 2018 will be known as the high-water mark of the Massachusetts economy. Unemployment is low, growth is good, businesses are sprouting, and tall buildings are shooting up in Boston.
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It was if they never heard of social distancing (which they hadn't). They packed into the square, the crowd estimates ranging from a quarter- to a half-million. What drew the crowd?
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In the most indelible statement of his presidency, Bill Clinton said, "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." In that succinct sentence, Clinton unintentionally summed up the ambiguity of the legal philosophy called textualism. Textualism has long been thought to be a
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