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Sol Stern

Sol Stern is a New York journalist. He was a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to City Journal for 22 years before resigning in 2017 over being blocked from writing about Donald Trump.

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‘LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS’

Bari Weiss’ Curious Silence on Conservative Cancel Culture

I asked Weiss whether she had been subjected to censorship at the Times or had any of her articles spiked. She said "yes," but then talked about "self-censorship."

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FULL OF IT

Sorry, Jann Wenner, Rock ’n’ Roll Didn’t Make Us Free

The founder of Rolling Stone claimed rock music would set Americans free—in reality it just made him rich.

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Zealot

The Ex-Hippies Who Love Trump

As young lefties, we pledged our generation of radicals would never succumb to the totalitarian temptation.

Sol Stern

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Ignorant Armies

Dumbest Generation, Worst Election

“They know nothing about art. They know nothing about history. They know nothing about philosophy.”

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Promised Land

Rewriting Israel’s History

Ari Shavit’s new book was praised for balancing the story of Zionism’s accomplishments with criticism of its founding sins–but his work distorts history and hurts the chances for peace.

Sol Stern

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FOLLOW THE MONEY

Children Cheated in Atlanta School Scandal

Today’s cheating scandals aren’t about students, but the school administrators and politicians who stand to profit from rising test scores, writes Sol Stern.

Sol Stern

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Children Left Behind: NCLB Turns 10

Expecting all students to be college ready is a hopeless utopian goal, writes Sol Stern.

Sol Stern

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