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John R. MacArthur

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Six Minutes of Silence

I would have preferred those few moments of silent reflection to be multiplied by ten, if only to encourage the political and media leadership to shut up and think about…

by , on October 14, 2021
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Questions

“Would Henri Alleg’s La question have been published—would it have seen the light of day—without Jérôme Lindon’s moral fortitude?“ Read More

by , on August 24, 2021
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The Fall of Baghdad

The United States must decide who gets left behind Read More

by , on August 18, 2021
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Toe the Line

“I get impatient reading too many points of view that are similar to my own.” Read More

by , on July 14, 2021
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Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This is Your Mind on Plants

Michael Pollan’s new collection of journalism, This is Your Mind on Plants, recounts for the first time publicly the story of his decision to leave out key passages of his…

by , on July 8, 2021
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News You Can Use

“How did these clever policymakers in Congress—supported by hundreds of academic economists—achieve their ambitions?” Read More

by , on June 23, 2021
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New Deal 2.0?

“Apparently, the assassin who killed Bernie Sanders’ presidential aspirations and his popular appeal for Medicare for All is now donning the clothing of a New Deal social democrat.”
by , on May 13, 2021