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Revisiting Trump's Speech - Weekend Recap 07-25-26
Democrats didn’t merely disagree with Trump's press conference. They argued Americans shouldn't even hear it.
That's a profound shift.
For centuries the Enlightenment ideal was simple.
Present competing ideas.
Allow free citizens to evaluate them.
Today's model often sounds different.
Present one idea.
Filter competing ideas.
Explain why citizens should trust the filter.
That's a radically different philosophy of citizenship.
That isn't Republican versus Democrat.
It's paternalism versus self-government.
Imagine if Ronald Reagan had announced a primetime speech on Soviet espionage and ABC…
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