My long time friend writes that lefties like me were always communist sympathizers, and so our antagonism to Mr. Putin's Russia is hypocritical.

Well, sometimes when your patriotism is challenged, even by an old friend, you just have to respond.

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A state supreme court expands academic freedom to include the right of a professor to publish an attack on a student-instructor he has never met, and to guide readers to her contact information.

One of the web's best conservative writers celebrates.

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Treason is lawfully defined. It can't be changed.

We do have a President who defines treason as any personal affront, who declares other countries as enemies because of petty slights.

There are checks on his power. So our freedoms aren't at risk.

Right?

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The myths that surrounded the Titanic in 1912 and later can provide vital lessons on today's immigration, and how we ought to deal with families that arrive in violation of US law.

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Those of us who grew to adulthood in a atmosphere of derision toward others know a terrible truth we hope will never be known by our great-grandchildren.

We know what it is to accept without question the prejudices of a deeply bigoted society.

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President Trump wants to testify. But his lawyers hesitate. He might forget details and be accused of perjury.

But I can help.

Here is a powerful little memory trick I was taught as a kid. I guarantee it will keep you out of perjury trouble.

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As Christians, many of us seem willing to turn their backs on what we see as the least of these, which is to say Jesus Himself.

It is becoming clear that we are now willing to replace Jesus with another ancient figure who stood in brutal opposition.

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I recognize the latest defense offered for Trump in conspiring with Russia. It was used over 40 years ago in Maryland.

But here's the problem. It sent my political hero to a prison cell.

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Coincidence happens. A private financial deal can occur with a change in policy. By now, it should be impossible for anyone not captured by wishful thinking to believe that these abrupt changes in direction just happen to flow along the Trump money trail.

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One clue to Trump cruelty - his willingness to attack combat heroes, grieving widows, gold star families, and others - can be found in his curiously mystified befuddlement at simple humor.

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