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The Assassination Attempt Is No Reason To Stop Criticizing Trump’s Authoritarianism
The GOP’s cultish hero worship of Trump following last week's shooting could make him even more dangerous if he regains power
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Biden's Intransigence May Cause Long-term Damage To The Democratic Party
A loss in 2024 with Biden at the helm could start cracking up the Democratic Party.
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The Case for Kamala Harris
If there is a shift from Biden, a Harris-[Fill in the blank] ticket is the most sensible way to proceed.
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Duke’s Horrible Early Admissions Reaction Video
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Even As An Ardent Zionist, I Have Hit My Limit on Israel's Conduct of the War in Gaza
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Universities Get A Grade Of “F” In Grappling With The Israel-Palestine Conflict
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Why the Anti-Israel Campus Protests Deserve to Fail
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15 Years of Bad Israeli Policy on Palestine Has Fueled the Flames of Modern Antisemitism
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A personal note to Perilous Times subscribers and some observations on human suffering
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Time to Fight for Biden - Losing to Trump Is Not an Option
As the debate showed, at times Biden is no longer able to communicate his positions effectively. Instead of bailing on him, those who care about…
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If You Care About Inequality in America, Be Very Worried About What Trump Would Do to Health Care
A second Trump Administration could devastate Obamacare coverage relied upon by tens of millions of Americans, causing great harm to low-income working…
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The New York Hush-Money Case Against Donald Trump Has Damaged American Democracy
Yes, Trump was guilty as charged. But the prosecutor perverted democratic principles by bringing this politicized and legally tenuous case in the first…
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Why the Anti-Israel Campus Protests Deserve to Fail
Instead of focusing on legitimate grievances about Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, the protestors are engaged in a baseless effort to undermine…
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Universities Must Tolerate Anti-Israel Protests, But Regulate Them to Protect Jewish Students
Doing so will require an adept balancing of the competing interests at stake that universities have failed to execute to date.
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The MAGA Challenge Facing North Carolina Is Much Like the Nation’s
Will a centrist state choose to be governed by extremists? Will the nation?
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The Supreme Court Has Done the Country a Favor by Ending Our Preoccupation with Anti-Trump Lawsuits
It is time to focus on the hard work of politics to defeat Trump and MAGA in November.
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