Scott Stossel

"Democrats should recognize that the easy solutions the progressive insurgency has proposed over the past decade—that left-wing economic policy is so popular that the party does not need to compromise on any social policies—remains a fantasy."

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"What was most revealing about the 60 Minutes interview was how openly Trump owned the hatred at the core of who he is. He seemed almost proud of its depth and intensity. More than any other force, even his narcissism, hate seems to drive him."

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"I am always struck by how eagerly smart and wealthy people expound on subjects about which they know ittle—especially politics. Their success seems to foster in them a view that politics is easy, if only dim-witted officeholders would listen to them"
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"The sheer range of these underwater finds is remarkable. Hand axes that are 300,000 to 1.4 million years old have turned up in the waters off South Africa. Neanderthal artifacts dating back more than 200,000 years have been found under the North Sea."

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"Even as we admire his astonishing work ethic and dedication to prying loose the last fact, we recoil at his manipulations. Woodward is a killer. Does he see himself that way?"--George Packer on Bob Woodward

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