Justin Gest
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Author, Commentator, Professor of Policy and Government @GeorgeMasonU @ScharSchool Immigration / Demographic Change
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5 days ago |
theatlantic.com | Justin Gest
In the north of Costa Rica, an irregular dirt path runs parallel to the highway that connects the country with Nicaragua at the Las Tablillas border post. When torrential downpours flood the Río Frío and drench the surrounding lowland forest, the trail turns into a viscous paste that sucks at the shoes of migrants crossing the border by foot; they often leave their ruined sneakers behind once they make it across.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Justin Gest
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2 months ago |
newsweek.com | Justin Gest
CLOSE X opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Independently of who you supported in the 2024 elections—or even if you voted at all—you may not be paying a lot of attention to what's taking place in Washington these days. This is normal. All democracies rely on a mix of alert and inert citizens. Too many of either and the government is paralyzed by contestation or left unaccountable, respectively.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
newsweek.com | Justin Gest
CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Last week, Meta—the Mark Zuckerberg-run company that owns Facebook—closed the fact-checking unit on its multi-billion-user social media platform. The move is not notable because it reveals that Facebook is not really concerned about ensuring the veracity of the content it presents; they never were. Rather, it's an acknowledgement that their attempts to do so were ultimately futile.
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Nov 5, 2024 |
newsweek.com | Hugh Cameron |Justin Gest |Tausif Sanzum
CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! A small county in Georgia could serve as an indication of which way the state will swing in the presidential election, according to NBC News correspondent Steve Kornacki. The state, which Joe Biden won by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020, is worth 16 Electoral College votes and ranks alongside North Carolina as the most crucial battleground after Pennsylvania.
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The chaos from Trump's early actions may feel distant because they are acutely felt by immigrants, foreigners, and federal workers. But as I argue in my new column for @Newsweek and @NewsweekOpinion, in targeting them, the White House implicates us all. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/m9DmotNcGO
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