'They treated me like a criminal'
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State of the Union: He wrote an acclaimed biography of John Maynard Keynes. The post Historian and TAC Contributor Robert Skidelsky Passes Away appeared first on The American Conservative .
Robert Skidelsky, the award-winning British author and economic historian, died last Wednesday of a brain infection. He was 86. Skidlesky, best known for his widely acclaimed three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes, was a professor of international studies and political economy at the University of Warwick. A founding member of the Social Democratic Party, he was elevated to the peerage in 1991 and sat in the House of Lords. Of Russian extraction, Skidelsky in his later years relearned the language and advocated for a better British understanding of Russia. He opposed Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine but was also critical of NATO’s expansion eastward to Russia’s doorstep, before the war. Skidlesky was a contributor to The…Open
The American Library Association (ALA) says book bans remain stubbornly high, announcing that 2025 saw the second-highest documented level of book challenges, narrowly missing the top spot recorded in 2023. The group found as part of its State of America’s Libraries Report that 4,235 unique titles were challenged in 2025, compared to 4,240 in 2023. #americanlibraryassociation #books #bookbans #libraries
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, details the dangers of Roblox's lack of age verification #roblox #childsafety #politics
The Supreme Court took up a new religious rights case on Monday, agreeing to hear two Catholic parishes’ challenge to Colorado’s mandate that they enroll children of same-sex couples in their preschools to receive public funds. The case provides a pathway for the high court to narrow a significant 1990 religious precedent next term. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5839319-supreme-court-religious-rights-colorado-preschools/ #supremecourt #catholic #firstamendment #scotus
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Tensions remain high in Iran after the US military seized a cargo ship that President Trump says was trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz blockade. #Iran #Trump #StraitofHormuz
The message stated that Iran would “exercise supervision and control over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.”
Shamim Mafi faces federal charges of brokering the sale of Iranian drones, bombs and bomb fuses to Sudan.
The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.
Sold by Patricia McCormick, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir.'/Open
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