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King George III was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt, Rick Atkinson writes. Who was he really?
The Myth of Mad King George
He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?
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October 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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this essay is very very good
April 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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EXC: Keir Starmer to break his pledge to introduce Hillsborough Law by 15 April

Bill delayed after backlash to its proposed duty of candour for public servants – which doesn't include criminal sanctions in all cases

Unclear when it now happens, or in what form

www.thetimes.com/article/a44d...
Starmer to miss deadline for Hillsborough Law on duty of candour
The prime minister pledged to bring forward legislation by this month’s anniversary of the disaster but Whitehall sources called the process ‘a complete mess’
www.thetimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Can Europe Act as Leader of the Free World?
www.persuasion.community/p/can-europe...
Can Europe Act as Leader of the Free World?
How I stopped worrying and embraced European strategic autonomy.
www.persuasion.community
March 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A lot has been written on the causes of polarization, but Avidit Acharya, Theo Serlin and I wanted to ask a different question: How Polarization *Ends*

Paper link and 🧵

tinyurl.com/jp2pk4rt
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March 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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July 31, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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People should read these. #SCOTUS cannot overturn the 14th Amendment, no matter how much they may want to. #LaurenceTribe #LawReview #WilliamBaude #MichaelStokesPaulsen #FourteenthAmendment #DemsNeedBalls
November 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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3/3 "Changing the legal arguments is exactly what Trump did with the travel ban .. —the third iteration of which was ultimately upheld.."

See also helpful @scotusblog.bsky.social article on the Student Loan decision: www.scotusblog.com/2023/06/supr...
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness program - SCOTUSblog
This article was updated on June 30 at 4:00 p.m. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority last year when it announced that it would cancel up to $40...
www.scotusblog.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM