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State censorship poses greatest risk
I have no confidence in the ability of lawmakers or regulators to keep their political preferences out of any oversight role they might assume in the content of online media.
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Americans must stay alert, heed lessons from rising stealth Corbynism
Brexit apoplexy, crippling fears about the future of the Union — the Scots are once again discussing independence — and a riven governing Conservative Party that is only in charge with the assistance of an obscure Northern Irish group. Having just returned from Britain, I can confirm the country is in a state of political...
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Faking it
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Judge worries case could prompt candidates to shield their views
A recent N.C. Court of Appeals ruling prompts one judge to warn against threats to free speech and open debate.
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Revisionist history
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Mistaken identity
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Governing isn’t just poll-taking
Surveys are very useful but they must be interpreted carefully — and they are no substitute for deliberative, representative government.
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Is Medicaid properly helping those in the shadows?
Hubert Humphrey once said, “The ultimate moral test of any government is the way it treats three groups of its citizens. First, those in the dawn of life — our children. Second, those in the shadows of life — our needy, our sick, our handicapped. Third, those in the twilight of life — our elderly.”...
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And back?
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Remembering Leanne Powell: Distiller, creator, innovator, leader, friend
I met Leanne Powell on a searing hot June day in 2016, as I was writing “Still & Barrel.” She popped out of a newer-model Camaro — I can’t remember the color — dressed all in black. She wore a long skirt and a T-shirt with a lone white-on-black image and letters that read, simply,...
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