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2d ago
They’re ambivalent. College protests against Israel’s war in Gaza are dominating headlines. But only a sliver of students are participating or view it as a top issue, according to a new Generation Lab representative survey of 1,250 college students. Generation Lab is a data intelligence company studying and measuring attitudes and views of American youth on current ..read more
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1w ago
On 16 April, writing in Foreign Affairs, Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko detailed a series of talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives that took place between early March and late May, 2022, aimed at creating an agreement to end the fighting that had begun with Russia’s unprecedented invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. The talks ..read more
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1w ago
Do you doubt that reliable high-speed broadband is crucial for economic growth and improving productivity? Probably not. A broadband connection gives firms access to a larger pool of resources, suppliers, and customers, enhancing business growth in both urban and rural regions. But building a nation of broadband connectivity requires having a wired system in place ..read more
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1w ago
Ever had a brain cramp? You know, a time when you mean to say or write one word, but a wildly different one comes out, and you never notice until it’s way too late? And embarrassing? That’s me, today. Yesterday, I not only renamed the always-a-Pulitzer-contender National Enquirer, I moved it from New York City ..read more
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1w ago
“President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office. He didn’t get away with anything, yet. We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one.” — Mitch McConnell, 13 February 2021, minutes after ..read more
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2w ago
“In life’s unforgiving arithmetic, we are the sum of our choices.” — George Will And so, it has happened. Speaker Mike Johnson, transforming what had been a spine of jello into one of firmer stuff, aligned himself with willing Democrats waving Ukrainian flags, and today cajoled the House of Representatives into passing a $95 ..read more
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2w ago
As I write this, there are wars all over the world. Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Yemen to name a few. All are horrific and are ongoing for no good reason whatsoever, with untold death and destruction. In the early 14th century, Dante Alighieri published his Inferno, the first part of the Divine Comedy. In the Inferno ..read more
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3w ago
“They are now being outshot by the Russian side five to one. So the Russians fire five times as many artillery shells at the Ukrainians than the Ukrainians are able to fire back. That will immediately go to 10 to one in a matter of weeks. We’re not talking about months. We’re not talking hypothetically ..read more
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1M ago
“If the Congress doesn’t help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 8 April 2024 That’s about as stark a statement as you’ll see. And he means it. Ukraine faces no bigger disaster than losing its war with Russia, a war it did not start. Russia invaded this sovereign, independent democracy in ..read more
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1M ago
“War is hell.” — Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, in a speech to graduates of the Michigan Military Academy in 1879. Sherman was right, and at this moment his three-word phrase is ringing true, especially in Ukraine and Gaza. Inhumanity is on full display. When wars end, somebody has to pick up the pieces — in ..read more