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Nov 29 2021
Background
The Age of the Creative Minority
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once observed that being a minority in 19th-century Europe was like living in someone else’s country home. The aristocrat owned the house. Other people got to stay there but as guests. They did not get to set the rules, run the institutions or dominate the culture.
Something similar can be said of America in the 1950s. But over the ensuing decades, the Protestant
David BrooksFeb 01 2021
News
GOP senators to meet Biden Monday on coronavirus relief as Dems ready to pass bill without Republican support
A group of 10 Republican senators is headed to the White House Monday to discuss a potential compromise on a coronavirus relief plan that could gain bipartisan support to pass the Senate, in the first sign of significant talks between the parties on the issue.
The move comes as Democrats in Congress this week are taking the procedural steps necessary to pass a relief bill without any
Fox News DigitalJan 06 2021
Analysis
“Shocking, Horrendous, Disgraceful”: Foreign Leaders Are Lining Up to Condemn American Violence
On Wednesday, images of shocking violence and chaos perpetrated by President Donald Trump’s supporters—and instigated by the president himself—that interrupted the joint session of Congress meeting to certify the Electoral College vote, traveled the world. As crowds of insurrectionists invaded the United States Capitol forcing members of Congress to be evacuated, a number of foreign leaders
Mother JonesDec 29 2020
News
The political winners of 2020
Marred by a global pandemic and its devastating economic consequences, 2020 is a year we all want to forget. But the consequences of the 58th presidential election in American history will not soon slip into the forgotten pages of a dusty library; for once, that tired cliché of the most important election in our lifetimes felt apt.
It is fitting, poetic even, that the seemingly endless
The HillOct 28 2020
News
First Thing election special: if Biden wins, what will his first 100 days look like?
If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump next week, he will take office during a global pandemic and America’s most serious economic crisis for a century. And when he’s dealt with those, he will still have to rebuild US relationships abroad, grapple with the nation’s increasingly dysfunctional democratic institutions – and face the existential threat of climate change.
Few presidents have
The GuardianAug 03 2020
News
Hong Kong police issue arrest warrant for US citizen amid crackdown on pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong police have issued an arrest warrant for a U.S. citizen involved in pro-democracy activism, part of a wider crackdown on those who are suspected of violating a new national security law, Chinese state media reported Friday.
Samuel Chu, one of six pro-democracy activists and the managing director of the D.C.-based Hong Kong Democracy Council, tweeted Friday that he had woken up
Fox News DigitalJun 04 2020
News
Amid COVID-19, the prognosis for press freedom is dim. Here are 10 symptoms to track
The COVID-19 pandemic has sent public health officials scrambling, the global economy into shock, and governments everywhere into crisis. It has also reshaped the way journalists work, not least because many authorities in many countries have cited the contagion as a reason to crack down on the news media.
1. Laws against “fake news” The pandemic has provided governments with a new
Committee to Protect JournalistsOct 12 2021
News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans any COVID-19 vaccine mandates — including for private employers
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued another executive order cracking down on COVID-19 vaccine mandates — this time banning any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring vaccinations for employees or customers.
Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law with the same effect, promising to rescind the executive order once that happened. The Legislature is
The Texas TribuneJun 09 2020
Opinion
Save Us From Trump 2.0
Would choosing Elizabeth Warren as his running mate solidify Joe Biden’s left flank?
Gail Collins: Bret, last week you predicted that Amy Klobuchar’s history as a Minneapolis prosecutor would cut her out of the vice-presidential competition. And that Elizabeth Warren might wind up getting the nod.
Bret Stephens: Alas.
Gail: Well, your scenario does look plausible. And I
New York Times (Opinion)Sep 01 2020
News
Belarus poll workers describe fraud in Aug. 9 election
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Even before the Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank.
Another worker who pointed out violations during the vote-counting was fired on the spot.
In the small city of Vitebsk, a poll worker signed a document with falsified results in
Associated Press