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Facing the aftermath of Mueller, Russia-Gate
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Facing the aftermath of Mueller, Russia-Gate

For two years, we have heard that Donald Trump is a Russian stooge, an agent of the Kremlin, a traitor who will be thrown in prison, and a treasonous and illegitimate president — all false, on every count. On Sunday night, Attorney General William Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress summarizing the findings of...

The library is a place to study
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The library is a place to study

I walked in and heard a roar. People jumped to their feet, hands thrown in the air, shouting and screeching. I’m not talking about a game-winning field goal at Muddy Waters Stadium, or the Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena erupting when a Charger hits a three-pointer. Unfortunately, I’m talking about a typical day in the Mossey...

The Western  Heritage Reader is too long
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The Western Heritage Reader is too long

The Western Heritage Reader is just too long. Don’t get me wrong: Western Heritage is a great class, a foundational one, and a necessity for any truly liberal education. Like many others, I find myself continuously drawing on the thinkers we covered in Western Heritage. But the Reader can be improved. Remember, a first-semester freshman...

Add Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to the Liberty Walk
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Add Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to the Liberty Walk

“One word of truth shall outweigh the whole world,” said Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Indeed, the prolific author offered not just one word of truth, but many. With his work “The Gulag Archipelago,” Solzhenitsyn provided what diplomat George Kennan called “the most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever to be leveled in modern...

China’s IP Commitment is a victory for U.S.
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China’s IP Commitment is a victory for U.S.

The Trump Administration achieved one of its biggest trade victories on Tuesday when China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced new punishments for Chinese theft of intellectual property (IP). Though the mainstream media has barely covered it, this new commitment from China amounts to one of the most impactful victories in the trade battle to...