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Sean Baier
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“Secret deal”? Perhaps Coke Stevenson felt he wouldn’t dignify the charge by denying it. But dignity was a luxury in a fight with Lyndon Johnson, a luxury too expensive to afford. Perhaps Stevenson had too much pride to deny the charge. Pride was a luxury that an opponent of Lyndon Johnson could not afford. Once Johnson found an issue, true or
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II
The New World: Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital, and the American dream
Speaking in Kansas City of the need for education, for roads and highways, and for extending healthcare, Walker offered a platform for white working-class voters while enumerating the dangers foreign immigration posed to the destiny of his listeners. “What good will it do, I ask you, to train and develop the minds and hearts and bodies of our boys
... See moreJon Meacham • The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
Even the most inventive, aggressive, and original legal argument is constructed upon that which came before—prior court cases, constitutions, and existing statutes and regulations.