Truth and the Republican Party

In what universe is policy more important than democracy?

Jonathan V. Last

Feb 25

Oumou Kanoute, a student at Smith College, poses for a portrait in Northampton, MA on Sep. 13, 2018 (Photo by Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

1. Truth

I’m pretty intimately connected with Smith College, so I follow the goings on there more closely than the average bear.

This story in the New York Times is notable for a few reasons. …

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