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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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David Schanzer
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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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David Schanzer
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Israel Will Pay a Heavy Price for Netanyahu’s Intransigence on Palestine
Bibi Netanyahu’s has rejected the American-led plan for the future governance of Gaza and the creation of a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank…
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February 2024

Are Democrats on a Historic Winning Streak or a Party in Decline?
The answer to this question sheds light on the strategy for 2024, including the top of the ticket.
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David Schanzer
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January 2024

We Could Use More Brave Principled Conservatives Like Charles Fried
Soon after he returned to Harvard from his term as Solicitor General of the United States, I had the honor of taking a seminar on appellate advocacy…
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David Schanzer
The Time For Pretending Is Over: The Only Way To Save American Democracy Is To Build A Political Coalition To Reelect Joe Biden
A majority of Americans reject Trumpism. But the anti-Trump majority needs to do the tough work over the next 9 months of reassembling a winning…
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It is Time for a Humanitarian Pause to Prevent the Coming Famine in Gaza
Supporters and critics of Israel should be able to agree on stopping the fighting at least temporarily to avoid this catastrophe.
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My Plan To Restructure College Football And Rescue Non-Football Student-Athletes
Schools are sacrificing their non-football athletes to chase football megabucks. Here is my plan to make help these student-athletes and generate even…
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David Schanzer
15 Years of Bad Israeli Policy on Palestine Has Fueled the Flames of Modern Antisemitism
Young people have seen nothing from the Israeli government but violence against and dehumanization of the Palestinians; no wonder antisemitism is on the…
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David Schanzer
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December 2023

Despite The Bungled Testimony Of University Presidents, Free Speech On Israel-Palestine Is The Best Policy
University presidents should have said “advocacy for genocide” is punishable, but they are correct to allow a wide range of free speech, even if that…
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David Schanzer

November 2023

Even As An Ardent Zionist, I Have Hit My Limit on Israel's Conduct of the War in Gaza
Israel has the right to continue incapacitating Hamas, but it cannot continue to inflict so much misery on the civilian population of Gaza
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1000 subscribers. What an honor.
Thank you PT subscribers ... let's go for 2000
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