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“If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” – The New Yorker
Letter from Trump’s Washington “If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” Donald Trump’s attempt to criminalize political expression is crossing a line that’s held since 1798. By Susan B. Glasser, February 12, 2026 During the 2024 campaign, after years of attacking the media as “enemies of the people,”…
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“Tengo Puerto Rico en Mi Corazon”: After Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance, Here are 10 Resources at Duke Libraries to Learn more about Puerto Rican History & Culture
Post by Roger Peña, Librarian for Latin American, Iberian, Caribbean and Latinx Studies Last Sunday, Over 127 million viewers tuned into the Super Bowl Halftime Show to see a performance by Puerto Rican-American artist, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as “Bad Bunny.” Hot off winning six Grammy Awards a week earlier, including Album of…
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Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided – Fortune
Commentary Entrepreneurship Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided By Matt Shumer, February 11, 2026, 9:22 AM ET Matt Shumer is the co-founder and CEO of OthersideAI, an applied AI company building the most advanced autocomplete tools in the world, powered by large-scale AI systems like GPT-3. OthersideAI is…
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Susan Shillinglaw on John Steinbeck – One True Podcast
We are thrilled to welcome Susan Shillinglaw, the preeminent John Steinbeck scholar, to discuss one of Hemingway’s contemporaries and fellow Nobel laureates. Although Hemingway and Steinbeck are not discussed comparatively as frequently as some of his other fellow literary titans, Prof. Shillinglaw talks about Steinbeck’s life, career, and temperament in ways that will inspire us to…
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Ernest Hemingway in Toronto, Part I: Online Resources – The Hemingway Society
The Hemingway Society Search Ernest Hemingway in Toronto, Part I: Online Resources By Lisa Tyler If you are planning to attend the Hemingway Society Conference in Toronto in July, or just wish you were, you might find the suggested online resources below interesting. The topics covered include Hemingway’s early journalism, his Canadian network, and the…
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Health insurance hell: Why do I need a prior authorization? – Life Kit – NPR
Life Kit Health insurance hell: Why do I need a prior authorization? February 10, 2026, 3:00 AM ET, 12-Minute Listen. Transcript Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you’ll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter Sarah Boden shares tips on making the…
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Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Guidelines Take Political Turn Under Trump – ProPublica
Trump Administration Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history. by Jaimie Seaton for ProPublica February 6, 2026, 10:30 am ProPublica…
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Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight – The New Yorker
The Daily Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight By David Remnick, February 8, 2026 You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. It’s truly impossible to keep up, isn’t it? Last week—after the Wall Street…
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How America Built A Secret Appalachian City To Develop Atomic Weapons – West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Home » Stories » How America Built A Secret Appalachian City To Develop Atomic Weapons How America Built A Secret Appalachian City To Develop Atomic Weapons By Mason Adams, Published February 4, 2026 – 4:23 pm Listen, Share this Article This conversation originally aired in the Feb. 2, 2026 episode of Inside Appalachia. In the…
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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post – The New Yorker
Editor’s Note: My apologies to The New Yorker for publishing the entire article, which is under their copyright. I believe this is very important reporting for people to read, and consider. –DrWeb Annals of Communications How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a…
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A National Newspaper Falls — and Democracy Feels It
Why the Dismantling of The Washington Post Is a National Warning By DrWeb, assisted by AI. All content, images edited and approved. Some images are also public domain, as noted in the captions. On February 4, 2026, the American people lost a vital organ of their democracy. It didn’t happen in a courtroom or through…
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The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms – Center for American Progress
Article Jan 28, 2026 The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is out of control, endangering the well-being and lives of Americans. DHS must follow the law and fulfill its role to…
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