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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1 month 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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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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telegraph.co.uk | Charles Lipson
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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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1 month 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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MY TAKE: These seem to be more and more of these lopsided "80-20" issues. Progressives often take the "20%" side, claiming "social justice." Their stance puts tremendous pressure on Democratic politicians to back them. Trump exploits that by taking the 80% side so vocally that
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RT @JamesPleickhar2: Now this is funny!!! 😆 Democrat asks Jeff Leach if he knew that her Grandfather was an assistant attorney general fo…