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Charles Lipson

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Covers:  American politics, US foreign policy, international relations
Peter B. Ritzma Prof Emeritus, Pol Sci, U. of Chicago; contributor to Real Clear Politics, Spectator|World, WSJ, The Telegraph, Newsweek, . and others

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Regular writer for Real Clear Politics, Spectator|USA, Discourse Magazine (Mercatus, Geo. Mason Univ.) and others on American politics, foreign policy, and international relations.

Peter B. Ritzma Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Chicago and co-founder and director of its Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security.

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Unraveling the Criminal Web at Comey's FBI and Beyond | RealClearPolitics

Unraveling the Criminal Web at Comey's FBI and Beyond | RealClearPolitics

The way to unravel a criminal conspiracy is to begin with the weakest links, the ones already doomed by convi…

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Impeachment: 3 Crucial Questions, 3 Answers, So Far | RealClearPolitics

Impeachment: 3 Crucial Questions, 3 Answers, So Far | RealClearPolitics

Assessing the Democrats' impeachment drive depends on answers to three crucial questions: 1) What did Preside…

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The Founding Fathers' focus group on impeachment, 1787 | Spectator USA

The Founding Fathers' focus group on impeachment, 1787 | Spectator USA

We recently learned that House Democrats are concentrating their impeachment drive on 'bribery' because focus…

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The Democrats' bad start to the impeachment hearings | Spectator USA

The Democrats' bad start to the impeachment hearings | Spectator USA

The first day of public impeachment hearings was good for Republicans and mediocre, at best, for Democrats. T…

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California’s Democratic establishment battles insurgents

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By Charles Lipson
| The Spectator Australia Verified
It takes a lot to ruin a state as lovely as California, and just as much to ruin the state’s largest city, Los Angeles. But left-wing Democrats have been up to that important task, backed by voters who have willingly endorsed their own downfall.
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Trump’s domination of the Republican Party is now total

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By Charles Lipson
| Yahoo Verified
When Trump dislikes a candidate, it’s almost impossible for them to win the Republican nomination - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP Not since 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and John Adams formed America’s first political parties, has any president dominated his coalition as thoroughly as Donald Trump dominates today’s Republicans. Trump demonstrated that dominance once again in the Texas run-off primary, where his candidate, Ken Paxton, defeated the state’s long-time senator John Cornyn.
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The tide has turned in Ukraine

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By Charles Lipson
| The Spectator Australia Verified
The long war in Ukraine has morphed into a new and decisive phase, one that could lead to Ukraine’s upset victory over its much larger, more aggressive neighbor. The global consequences of Russia’s loss – and Vladimir Putin’s humiliation – would be enormous. What is this new phase? Is there really evidence the tide has turned in Ukraine’s favor? To sort out the answers and understand what’s new about the war’s current phase, we need to do a brief tour of the three phases that preceded it.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Columnist for the Chicago Tribune

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, indeed.

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