Charles Lipson
Writer, Columnist, Professor of Political Science at Freelance
Contributor at RealClear Politics
Contributor at The Spectator (World)
Peter B. Ritzma Prof Emeritus, Pol Sci, U. of Chicago; contributor to Real Clear Politics, Spectator|World, WSJ, The Telegraph, Newsweek, . and others
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2 weeks ago |
thespectator.com | Charles Lipson
China is surely America’s most dangerous threat over the medium term, but Iran is surely the most dangerous right now. The Islamic Republic would be even more dangerous if the Israelis had not decimated the Mullah’s deadly “ring of fire,” the proxy forces across the Middle East funded, armed, trained, and directed by Tehran. But removing these proxies (all except the Houthis in Yemen) does not remove Iran’s nuclear threat.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Charles Lipson
News of former president Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis prompted Americans of all persuasions to offer prayers and sympathy. Human decency like that, transcending political differences, is laudable. Whatever our political differences, Biden and his family deserve our compassion. What’s unusual is the scepticism – indeed, cynicism – surrounding the announcement, which came just before the release of a major book about Biden’s cognitive decline and its cover-up.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Charles Lipson
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3 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Charles Lipson
Share “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” So goes the bartenders’ refrain to customers at closing time. The Trump administration is issuing that same call to millions of illegal immigrants, beginning with the most violent (and those caught staying with them). You can’t stay here. It’s a wildly popular stance, but it is running into predictable problems. The first is that rounding up the millions here illegally is costly, time-consuming and sometimes dangerous.
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4 weeks ago |
thespectator.com | Charles Lipson
“You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” So goes the bartenders’ refrain to customers at closing time. The Trump administration is issuing that same call to millions of illegal immigrants, beginning with the most violent (and those caught staying with them). You can’t stay here. It’s a wildly popular stance, but it is running into predictable problems. The first is that rounding up the millions here illegally is costly, time-consuming and sometimes dangerous.
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https://t.co/IDSJ5YILFq My take: The list of serious roadblocks begins with the huge numbers, their legal safeguards, and judicial resistance to Trump's program. (To receive these op-eds free, email me at charles.lipson AT Gmail)
Tomorrow, they will begin a 6-part investigative series on oregano at the Papal Conclave. https://t.co/bUWTgFZcDs