American conservatives are taking cues from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán because elite education is a convenient enemy for authoritarian populists. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/viktor-orban-illiberalism-ron-desantis-universities/674915/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbIC8VDKoea9hw-cALFr4mI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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[The Washington Post] America’s bookstore capital, biggest readers and holiday spending habits!
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It’s Time for the U.S. to Give Israel Some Tough Love
The Biden administration needs to do more than give gentle nudges on the war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/opinion/israel-war-gaza.html?mwgrp=a-dbar&smid=em-share