Ron Charles

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Ron Charles

Ron Charles

@RonCharles

I write about books on Substack.

Washington, DC Katılım Ocak 2009
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Ron Charles@RonCharles·
First Lady Melania Trump appeared with a humanoid robot this week to imagine the future of education. It was one of the bleakest tech fantasies I’ve seen in a while. My new piece: roncharles.substack.com/p/the-white-ho…
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The new censors don’t storm in with pitchforks and torches. They come screaming about balance, fairness and free speech. It’s a different strategy—and a more effective one. I write about that here: roncharles.substack.com/p/the-new-cens…
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Ron Charles@RonCharles·
When he was 7, Manchán Magan found a leprechaun’s pipe in the garden. That strange discovery opens a wonderful new book about the Irish language — which has 32 different words for “field.” I wrote about it in today’s newsletter: roncharles.substack.com/p/why-irish-ne…
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Ron Charles@RonCharles·
A new bill in Congress would punish schools for letting students read about gender identity — and “lascivious dancing.” Book bans aren’t fading. They’re evolving. Today’s newsletter: roncharles.substack.com/p/now-congress…
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Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump·
Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!
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Compare that with Lincoln at Gettysburg: 272 words. Three minutes. Language meant to be remembered.
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Complaining about the quality of political rhetoric feels like objecting to the smell of a corpse. Given the condition of our body politic, what would you expect?
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