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Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102

The uniquely enduring literary agent who worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and over the following decades arranged deals for everyone from true crime writer Joe McGinniss to the creators of the Berenstain Bears has died

The Independent UK

Leading Tories call on new PM to tackle crisis facing schools over soaring costs

Exclusive: warnings of damage to children’s education for years to come without major intervention

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: In US politics, moderates still run the show

Last week’s enactment of the 2022 budget-reconciliation bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act, is being treated by many analysts as a major turning point in Joe Biden’s presidency. As recently as last month, when it looked like Congress might not pass reconciliation legislation this year, conventional wisdom in…

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If Biden decides not to run for reelection, he faces a big threat: Being a lame duck

As President Joe Biden’s approval ratings continue to hover around 40% and polls consistently show that most Americans do not want him to run for reelection, Biden’s spokespeople insist that he plans to run.

The Conversation

POINT: Sellout or statesman? Manchin charts a prominent path

What more do the Democrats want from Joe Manchin?

Tribune News Service

Race, police and politics: 1964 and now

America's first year of urban "riots" (or "uprisings") changed our politics forever — and not in a good way

Salon

Lynn Schmidt: Politically speaking, it is possible to walk and chew gum at the same time

Democratic President Lyndon Johnson is reported to have said that then-Republican Rep. Gerald Ford “is so dumb that he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.” The media sanitized the word that Johnson originally used and changed it to walk. The origins of this idiom may have more…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Editorial: Texas GOP platform betrays historical Texan and Republican values

Texas is a fine state populated with many great people who do interesting and important things, most visibly in science, technology, energy and agriculture. Texans traditionally place a high value on individual autonomy and liberty.

Los Angeles Times

‘He has been forgotten’: why humorist Art Buchwald should be remembered

A new biography celebrates the sharp humour and difficult life of the Pulitzer-winning newspaper humourist, once known as ‘the wit of Washington’

The Guardian - US

Because Our Fathers Lied review: Robert McNamara, Vietnam and a partial healing

The son of John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson’s defense secretary delivers a searing memoir of war, betrayal and love

The Guardian - US

"Cambridge, we have a problem"

"Cambridge, we have a problem" doesn't quite have the same ring to it

Salon

The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse

The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.

WEKU

Johnson backs down on Partygate vote delay after Tory revolt

Is Boris Johnson learning to count or is he simply too weak to lead? This morning, the Prime Minister was negotiating with his backbenchers a delay to the vote on a Commons motion to refer his Partygate comments to the Privileges Committee until after the Met Police had completed its…

Evening Standard

When Nixon meddled in an overseas war

In 1968, Richard Nixon sabotaged U.S. foreign policy to influence a presidential election: The parallel is obvious

Salon

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Boris Johnson's downfall: Et tu, Trump?

Britain's upper-crust pseudo-Trump looks to be toast — over a garden-party scandal. Is there a lesson for America?

Space

Presidential Visions for Space Exploration: From Ike to Biden

A brief look at how each American president helped shape and steer American activities in space.

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