Rich Edson

"Our civics experience is in collapse. At this point, I would talk about what was happening on college campuses — much worse in the decade since‚ but at that point, there was some polling that showed just over 35 percent of American college kids thought the First Amendment was dangerous because you might use your freedom of speech to say something that hurt somebody else’s feelings. The whole dang point of America, the point of America is that we lay down our weapons outside the tent, and you go into the tent and you say: Speech cannot be violence, and violence is not a form of speech. What we believe here is that everybody is created in the image of God. They have universal rights."

@StevePoliti Very cool! We had to beat the Targum at the College Ave. Gym. cc: @JimOrnstein @MikeEmanuelFox @SportsBizBuzz @HarryCicma

This is awesome.

@mrtnfan Mike isn’t wrong. Plenty of people who pursue careers without a degree will make way more than history and journalism majors. But the general question of whether college is worth it? Stats, for now, say yes: ssa.gov/policy/docs/re…

@richedson Mike Rowe would like a word. Smh, your 'advice' about the necessity of a college degree was straight up laughable. Leave the bubble, dude.

Word association?

President Trump has announced a five-day pause on potential strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he called productive talks. @richedson reports.

It was good to join @RichEdsonDC on @FoxNews today for a discussion addressing a wide range of topics on #IranWar‌, #Hormuz and #oil. foxnews.com/video/63909804…

Asked President Trump this afternoon if he’s concerned about a domestic terrorist attack backed by Iran. He said “no.”

A very vocal part of the Rutgers fan base is not going to like this answer. I get that. But this is one coach essentially saying, "we're spending four times on our roster than the other guy, and it shows."

There's a silent majority that doesn't care for partisan revenge or ideological fervor - they want competence: a decent economy, safer streets, quaity schools, less traffic, and the snow plowed. But those "boring" candidates usually can't win a partisan primary.

@SamCKx @foxandfriends I’ve covered the White House since the Bush administration. We’ve had czars around here for decades. politico.com/story/2009/09/… scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewconten…

HAPPENING TODAY: President Trump holds his 10th cabinet meeting after announcing his first-ever fraud czar. | @RichEdsonDC

The Nation's Capital -- the home of the White House and the Capitol -- cannot figure out how to plow its streets and get kids back to school/parents back to work.

Where is the council oversight?

Holy crap, Rutgers athletics lost $78 million last year, school has lost $516.9 million since they joined the Big Ten.

America is grateful for every nation that answered the call after we were attacked on 9/11 and served with our forces on the frontlines in Afghanistan. Their sacrifices should never be forgotten. UK 457 Canada 159 France 90 Germany 62 Italy 53 Poland 44 Denmark 43 Australia 41 Spain 35 Georgia 32 Romania 27 Netherlands 25 Turkey 15 Czech Republic 14 New Zealand 10 Norway 10 Estonia 9 Hungary 7 Sweden 5 Latvia 4 Slovakia 3 Finland 2 Jordan 2 Portugal 2 South Korea 2 Albania 2 Belgium 1 Bulgaria 1 Croatia 1 Lithuania 1 Montenegro 1

Per @RichEdsonDC Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, also President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, was disinvited from a traditional dog sled race in Greenland. The Greenland Dog Sledding Association (KNQK) objected to the invitation and now says the unnamed tourism company that issued the invite to Landry has pulled its invitation.

Keep the 90’s Yankees out of your mouth when you’re talking about the Dodgers. There is absolutely zero comparison to make. The Yankees traded 16 Top 100 prospects away during that time and were built around a core of five homegrown megastars. Literally every one of them should be in the hall. Yankees homegrown talent: Derek Jeter Jorge Posada Mariano Rivera Andy Pettitte Bernie Williams Trade acquisitions: Jim Abbott, David Cone, Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson, Cecil Fielder, David Weathers, Jim Leyritz, Graeme Lloyd, Hideki Irabu, Chuck Knoblauch, Ed Yarnell, Mark Johnson, David Justice, Denny Neagle. Free agent signings: Kenny Rogers, Mariano Duncan, Dwight Gooden (had been out for a year and a half with a drug suspension was a big gamble), Darryl Strawberry (also following a suspension, also a gamble), Wade Boggs, David Wells, Orlando Hernandez Dodgers homegrown talent: Will Smith Andy Pages Dodgers free agent signings: Literally everyone else

Democrats criticizing progressives' silence on Iranian regime killing its citizens after years of Gaza protests.

@alexbward Perhaps the real communications challenge was switching between domestic and international talking points.

If the goal was to prevent a strike on Iran, I’m not sure this comment by the foreign minister was the right move

What the fuck are you talking about, bro? I said people don’t need to spend their time arguing over the 12,000 number. All they need to know is that the regime has admitted to killing thousands. If that’s not enough for people to care — then they just hate Iranians. Don’t ever fucking take this pseudo-academic, condescending tone with me again, you prick.

appreciate your perspective. my view: i think it’s essential to be honest with people and not hyperbolic. focus on serious threats where there’s danger (to the independence of the fed, or suspending defense/intel support to ukraine) and pushing back on headlines where there isn’t. especially because the latter diminishes credibility of those offering criticism.