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Higher education helps create the kind of citizenry that is central to a democracy’s ability to function and perhaps even to survive.

— Robert Rubin

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In the United States, refusal to confront a longer-term fiscal threat is not new.

Some people I’ve encountered in various phases of my career seem more certain about everything than I am about anything.

The only place people find fulfillment is within themselves. And too often, that's the last place they look.

The challenges of opposing authoritarianism can be great. But the ever greater consequences, if authoritarianism is left to continue, can be many times more severe.

Criminal justice reform is not just about being fair to the individuals who will be most directly affected, but it’s also about doing what’s right for our nation’s well-being.

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