THE DEBATE
Claudine Gay Betrayed the Values of My Black Elders to Exploit White Guilt
It is a sad reflection of America that we elevate the Claudine Gays of this world and not the meritorious women and men I knew.
By Eli Steele
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Hypocritical Right Wing Cancel Culture Warriors Claim Their Next Victim
Rather than search for solutions to the underlying issue, cancel culture simply looks to punish a symbolic and often contrite target.
By Jason Nichols
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Higher Ed Must Support DEIA Efforts Effectively
The path to inclusion can be messy, and mistakes happen. It is essential for all stakeholders from top leadership to students and staff to learn together and work toward action.
By Rochelle Sennet
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By Angela McArdle
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Why 2024 Could Totally Rule!
in the spirit of the holidays let's think about what might go right rather than wrong and why 2024 might actually rule.
By David Faris
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2024 Is Another Year of Living Dangerously
Strap in for a 2024 that could be very interesting indeed.
By Dan Perry
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DeSantis Should Have No Regrets. No One Could Beat Trump or His Indictments
DeSanti's problem was not a campaign badly run, but a campaign unfortunately timed at a moment when Trump-loving GOP voters couldn't quit him.
By Mark Davis
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Why DeSantis Came Up Short
As a classic liberal, I'd prefer a strong Republican Party offering real ideas and policies. Instead, we got a pissing contest between two Florida babies.
By Noah Abelman
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Access Denied—Health Care's Supply and Demand Crisis
When the demand is care, and the supply is people, addressing an imbalance is a complex problem.
By Derek Streat
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Health Care in America Is Sick. Unions May Be the Only Cure
During the holidays, nurses are striking or preparing to strike in many states around the country, and for good reason.
By Christine Villabona-Kuntz
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The 'War on Christmas' Distracts From the Holiday's Real Religious Meaning
For many, the holiday season is an occasion to take a stand in polemical conflicts, whipping out "keep Christ in Christmas" signs.
By Stephen G. Adubato
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The 'War on Christmas' Is Real
Using the government to make sure there are no signs of religion around Christmas is in fact a war on Christmas.
By John Pudner
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Erasing the American Global Military Footprint Won't Make a Better World
What would a 21st century without continued U.S. global leadership, supported by its military reach, look like? Dismal.
By Brian C. Chao and Jahara Matisek
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The 'War on Christmas' Is Real
Using the government to make sure there are no signs of religion around Christmas is in fact a war on Christmas.
By John Pudner
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Erasing the American Global Military Footprint Won't Make a Better World
What would a 21st century without continued U.S. global leadership, supported by its military reach, look like? Dismal.
By Brian C. Chao and Jahara Matisek
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Why U.S. Service Members Are Being Targeted in Iraq and Syria
It is time for the U.S. to think deeply about the costs of overseas counterterrorism and to admit it has been a failure, underlaid by structural racism.
By Stephanie Savell
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Banning Trump From the Ballot Doesn't Defend Democracy. It Subverts It
Those who care about defending democracy can only hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down this disgraceful effort to rig the 2024 election.
By Jonathan Tobin
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Trump Is an Insurrectionist. Will the Supreme Court Let Him Be President?
Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has used the 14th Amendment to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's primary and presidential ballot, the real action begins.
By David Faris
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At COP 28, New Dems Chart the Path Forward to a Clean Energy Economy
Scientists and climate experts have consistently warned us that we must meet this moment with the urgency it demands.
By Rep. Annie Kuster & Rep. Scott Peters
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COP Out: Wrapping Up a Useless Climate Summit That Should Fool Nobody
What humanity and the Earth need is determined, coordinated action to end fossil fuels, and the useless words from COP28 will only serve to delay that action.
By Peter Kalmus
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President Biden Can't Cave to the MAGA Immigration Agenda
The changes Republicans want go far beyond asylum.
By Lorella Praeli
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The Biden Administration Just Keeps Making Our Border Crisis Worse
For nearly three years, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has facilitated the worst border crisis in American history.
By Mark Green
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Calls for Ceasefire Are an Antisemitic Demand—Jews Must Accept Our Genocide
A ceasefire requires not one but two partners, yet the international community continues to ignore the fact that a ceasefire is not a goal of Hamas.
By Hen Mazzig
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Calling for Ceasefire Isn't Antisemitic. It's Obvious—and Uncontroversial
Israel is a political entity that happens to be Jewish, just as cries of war crimes against U.S. wars is not an attack on Americans, calling for freedom and for a ceasefire is by no means antisemitic.
By Ahmed Twaij
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Misguided 'Monopoly' Talk Focuses on the Wrong Question
Once we define "Big Tech," we will be able to see how competition can, and likely will, come from two directions: from the economy and the culture.
By Noah C. Gould
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We're Living in a Land of Monopolies
If you haven't felt the sting of monopolistic power in some way, you're probably a rare breed.
By Ross Rosenfeld
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The Hard Left Has Finally Discovered Free Speech
In her disastrous testimony in front of Congress, university President Claudine Gay swore under oath that Harvard "embrace[s] a commitment to free expression."
By Alan Dershowitz
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Republicans Need a Remedial Lesson in Why Free Speech Is Important
America has upheld the right to free speech since her founding. It has served her well.
By Sean Ross Callaghan
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By Modern Standards, Biden Should Be Impeached
Based on modern legislative interpretations of impeachable conduct, the U.S. House of Representatives has enough evidence to impeach President Joe Biden.
By Mark R. Weaver
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The Biden Impeachment Inquiry Isn't Just Unserious—It's Dangerous
The House GOP majority is considering authorizing a baseless impeachment inquiry into President Biden this week. This isn't a credible effort, and it's dangerous for America.
By Lisa Gilbert
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Elon Musk Is Amplifying Bigotry. He Must Be Stopped
It's not too late for Elon Musk or his enablers to acknowledge this failure and deliver reforms to stop antisemitism on X.
By Debbie Wasserman Schultz & Anthony Housefather
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Elon Musk Brought Alex Jones Back to X. It's a Win for Free Speech
The toughest cases, like that of Alex Jones, are what will really put Elon Musk's commitment to free speech to test. He's passing with flying colors.
By Brad Polumbo
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There's One Person We Need to Run for President. It's Not Who You Think.
The cure cannot be another dose of sane governance. The cure has to be medicine that breaks the addition. We have to wean people onto something benign.
By Matt Robison
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There's Only One Person Who Can Unite This Nation: Taylor Swift, 2024
Is it crazier than a Schwarzenegger or Ventura governorship, both of which happened and weren't unsuccessful?
By Nathan J. Robinson
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The Dems Are Using Lawfare Against Trump Because They Can't Beat Him Fairly
The most dangerous and un-American tool in the Left's political arsenal is their unprecedented lawfare targeting Donald J. Trump.
By Elise Stefanik
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Blocking Legal Proceedings Against Trump Would Damage Democracy
When Republican politicians seek to undermine the judiciary's credibility, they are weakening one of the pillars that uphold our democratic structure.
By Mary Anna Mancuso
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Elon Musk Is Not the Person of This Year—Or Any Other
I wonder what Elon Musk's adoring fans will say next year, when X.com/Twitter inevitably declares bankruptcy.
By Dave Karpf
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There's Only One Person Who Deserves to Be Person of the Year: Elon Musk
Elon Musk is an intriguing, self-made man of means, a savant with a prescient pulse on the cultural and political zeitgeist.
By Laura Rosen Cohen
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For the Military To Be All That It Can Be We Need LGBTQ Soldiers
As a bisexual woman, I know that policies against queer people do not make us disappear, they determine how much we risk by being open about our identity.
By Shawna Ambrose
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The U.S. Military Went Woke. Time To Make Some Changes at the Top
The war in Ukraine and Israel's response to the October 7 terrorist attack signal a worldwide turn away from U.S. leadership.
By Kevin Roberts, Ryan Williams, and Terry Schilling
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