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Elections

The Template for 2020

By Alex S. Jones

Winter 2019, No. 51 – 3 MIN READ

No Corner to Turn

Winter 2019, No. 51 – 2 MIN READ

Winning the "Cold Civil War"

By Melody Barnes Thad Williamson

Winter 2019, No. 51 – 4 MIN READ

Democrats: Use Your Heads, Not Hearts

By William Galston

Winter 2019, No. 51 – 4 MIN READ

A Blow Against "Aggrieved Whiteness"

By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

Winter 2019, No. 51 – 3 MIN READ

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