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Burning Straw Men by the Bushel
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Burning Straw Men by the Bushel

The new right and the old left campaign against a war no one is trying to fight.

David French
Feb 16
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A strange thing is happening online and over the airwaves—one of the strangest I’ve ever seen. The old left and the new right are launching a vigorous anti-war movement in response to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine when there is no pro-war movement. There is not a single national leader who is arguing…

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