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James C. Nelson

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The Rhyme: Kent State and Renee Good

On May 4, 1970, following Republican President Richard Nixon’s April 1970, announcement of the expansion of the Viet Nam War into Cambodia, the Ohio...

15.01.2026 20

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James C. Nelson

Trump by the Book

One takeaway from Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s excellent book, Strongmen, Mussolini to the Present, is that there is a playbook pursuant to which all...

22.10.2025 10

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James C. Nelson

Our Republic: Finally Lost to a Moron

As Benjamin Franklin was leaving the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a woman asked: “Well Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?” ...

01.10.2025 40

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Gutting the Right to Know

I usually refrain from criticizing opinions issued by the Montana Supreme Court (the Court). I cannot stand silent, however in the face of the...

06.01.2025 10

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I Will Fly My Flag No Longer

My father enlisted in the Navy and served in the Naval Construction Battalion, as a Navy Seabee in the South Pacific in World War II. I enlisted in...

07.11.2024 6

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