Recent Black Lives Matter Commentaries

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Think It Can’t Happen Here?
     “If there’s one American belief I hold above all others, it’s that those who would set themselves up in judgment on matters of what is ‘right’ and what is ‘best’ should be given no rest; that they should have to defend their behavior most stringently. … As a nation, we’ve been through too many fights to preserve our rights...
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September 9, 2022
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The Call That May Never Have Happened—But Still Matters
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In Union There is Strength
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A Day of Love—A Weekend of Force
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It Just Doesn’t Stop
“If they can be charged, we’ll charge them. But if they can’t be charged, we will name them. And we will name them, and in...
Why Harvard Still Needs Money
Say the words “Harvard” and “$53 billion endowment” in the same sentence, and you’re bound to hear this: Why on earth would they ever need...
Four More Presidents Who Took an Ethical Stand
  What separates a good leader from a great one isn’t intelligence, charm, or even experience. It’s character—specifically, the willingness to do the right thing...