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The Daily Free Press

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Supreme Court slashes affirmative action: what should come next?

Editors September 11, 2023

The Supreme Court voted 6-2 on June 29 on the case Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard College in a decision which determined that affirmative action in higher education violated the Equal Protections...

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2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
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Minority Report: In defense of Joe Manchin

Lincoln Son Currie February 4, 2021
Instead of railing against Joe Manchin’s evil compromises, the left should thank him for delivering a coalition that can imperfectly govern.
Lessons from the Left: Trump’s achievement — reshaping the courts

Lessons from the Left: Trump’s achievement — reshaping the courts

Anna Stroinski April 8, 2018
Trump has been president for exactly one year and 79 days. He can serve out the remainder of his term, which would end in 2020, or he could get reelected and sit in office until as late as 2024. To many people, that can and does feel like a long time. But If you think about it, that’s only a slice in the absolute long-term political trajectory. As easy as Trump did away with Obama’s policies, Trump’s successor can do away with his.
BERMAN: Trump’s first 100 days

BERMAN: Trump’s first 100 days

Max Berman April 26, 2017

The first 100 days of the Trump presidency are coming to an end. President Donald Trump has miraculously repealed and replaced Obamacare with a much better alternative, managed to get Mexico to pay for...

BURKE: Gorsuch is as good a fit as any

BURKE: Gorsuch is as good a fit as any

Patrick Burke March 19, 2017

Judge Neil Gorsuch, 49, was appointed by President Donald Trump to be the next Supreme Court judge, replacing Judge Antonin Scalia who died in 2016. Gorsuch received his undergraduate degree from Columbia...

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