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by | Feb 12, 2023

Long ago and far away, through the miracle of my parents’ friendship with the immortal columnist and speechwriter Bill Safire,…

by | Feb 8, 2023

It should be clear, after the Republican clean sweep in Florida on November 8 and disappointing results elsewhere, that Florida…

by | Feb 7, 2023

WASHINGTON — I have long held to the belief that the most conformist institutions in America are its universities. More…

by | Feb 5, 2023

“When you’re taking flak, you’re right over the target.” Never has the World War II expression been truer than regarding…

by | Jan 30, 2023

By almost any indicator, American higher education is in trouble. Enrollments have fallen continuously since 2011, the longest period of…

by | Jan 20, 2023

In campaign speeches across the fruited plain, conservative candidates talk a good anti-woke game, pointing out rightly what a danger…

by and | Jan 19, 2023

In this episode of The Spectacle, Melissa Mackenzie returns from the inauguration of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott impressed by the…

by | Jan 4, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered a moving inaugural address Tuesday. While DeSantis has taken aim at culture war issues in…

by | Jan 3, 2023

A U.S. appeals court upheld last Friday a Florida school board policy that required students to use bathrooms consistent with…

by | Dec 28, 2022

At my site, The Hayride, which deals more often than not with issues of politics and culture in Louisiana, I…

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