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The Vetting of Thurgood Marshall — and a Lesson for Today

Michael G. Long Chicago Tribune
Marshall had neither a Harvard degree nor wide legal experiences, but he possessed an extraordinary judicial temperament and proved to be an outstanding federal judge. Of his 98 majority decisions on the circuit court, not one was overturned.

What’s Behind the Trade War?

David Kotz Convergence
Trump’s burgeoning trade war is more about asserting US dominance in the world than helping American workers.

Dem Infighting Erupts Over Supreme Court Pick

Alexander Bolton The Hill
Liberal activists, who are closely aligned with the party’s base, are losing patience with centrist Democrats who are on the fence over Kavanaugh, a judge with impressive credentials and the approval of the conservative Federalist Society.
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