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Bret Stephens
Bret Stephens
American Journalist
Born: Nov 21, 1973
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Voter fraud is a reality in American elections, but it is typical of the candidate to confuse anecdote with data and turn allegation into conspiracy. Bret Stephens
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It's important that Donald Trump and what he represents - this kind of ethnic, quote, 'conservatism,' or populism - be so decisively rebuked that the Republican Party, the Republican voters will forever learn their lesson that they cannot nominate a man so manifestly unqualified to be president in any way, shape, or form. Bret Stephens
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We live in a world in which data convey authority. But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris. Bret Stephens
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Demanding abrupt and expensive changes in public policy raises fair questions about ideological intentions. Bret Stephens
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The United States can only lead a world that's prepared to follow. Bret Stephens
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The supposedly petty sexual harassment that so many women have to endure, from Hollywood studios to the factory floor at Ford, is a national outrage that needs to end. Period. Bret Stephens
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Movements that hector and punish rather than educate and reform have a way of inviting derision and reaction. Bret Stephens
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This is the standard line of the Trump side of the party, that us who oppose him are just a bunch of elites who live in the Acela corridor in this bubble of unimaginable wealth. I wish I had been born into an extremely wealthy New York real estate family and been given multimillion dollar loans to get my start in life. Bret Stephens
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Please spare us the self-pity about how tough it is to look for a job while living with your parents. Bret Stephens
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What too many of Mr. Trump's supporters want is an American strongman, a president who will make the proverbial trains run on time. Bret Stephens
Time Will Too President Run Supporters Make Proverbial Trump Trains American Want Who Many
For the anti-Semite, the problems of the world can invariably be ascribed to the Jews; for the Communist, to the capitalists. Bret Stephens
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Food insecurity is not remotely the same as hunger. Bret Stephens
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The more afraid we are of the shadow of racism, the more conscious we might become of our own unsuspected biases. Bret Stephens
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Barack Obama is probably the coolest president this country will ever have. Bret Stephens
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Of course ABC and its parent company Disney were right to cancel the sitcom 'Roseanne' after its eponymous star, Roseanne Barr, wrote a racist tweet. Bret Stephens
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The intelligent defense of free speech should not rest on the notion that we must tolerate every form of speech, no matter how offensive. It's that we should lean toward greater tolerance for speech we dislike, and reserve our harshest penalties only for the worst offenders. Bret Stephens
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Every president inherits a mixed bag when he comes to office, and Obama's was hardly the worst. Bret Stephens
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Yes, Obama took over two wars from Bush - just as President Richard Nixon inherited Vietnam from President Lyndon Johnson and President Dwight Eisenhower inherited Korea from President Harry Truman. But at least the war in Iraq was all but won by 2009, thanks largely to the very surge Obama had opposed as a senator. Bret Stephens
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Since the end of World War II, U.S. presidents of both parties have recognized that foreign and domestic policy do not have to be pursued at the expense of each other. Bret Stephens
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I will never vote for Donald Trump. Bret Stephens
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Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors. The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs. Bret Stephens
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Do I think police chiefs, many of which are African-American or Hispanic, wake up and say, 'Let's systemically oppress African-American communities?' No, I don't. Are there instances in which that happens? I'm sure there are. Bret Stephens
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Everything Republicans once claimed to advocate - entitlement reform, free trade, standing up to dictators, encouraging the march of freedom around the world - turns out to be negotiable and reversible, depending on Donald Trump's whims and the furies of his base. Bret Stephens
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It's normal that elections make fierce partisans of many of us. It's normal that Mr. Trump would attract the usual right-wing buffoons to his banners. Normal, also, is that many voters may not be troubled by Mr. Trump's cruder statements when they hear him addressing their deepest economic and social anxieties. Bret Stephens
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When those of us in the words-making world use the term 'overregulation,' we are mostly putting a name to a concept we rarely experience consciously. Bret Stephens
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I grew up with parents who liked the old line that they didn't leave the Democratic Party - the Democratic Party left them. Bret Stephens
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