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Solzhenitsyn’s One Word of Truth
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's lectures stretch from 1972 to 1997, yet the perennial themes and ideas explored by Solzhenitsyn command the contemporary reader’s full attention.
The Land of Fear and Awe
Taylor Sheridan’s new series, Landman, is a welcome aesthetic expression of the human experience in the rough industry of oil exploration and drilling.
The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid
Controlling federal budget deficits is a national imperative that will require reductions in entitlement spending (including Medicaid) and stronger economic growth (including from tax reform).
