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Evanston’s Race Reparations in the Dock – Wall Street Journal
The Justice Department joins a case on race-based payments for long-ago discrimination.
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Mississippi Free Press
· Jun 25, 2026
Opinion | In Mississippi, Redistricting Is Still About Race
Chris Danielson writes about how redistricting efforts in Mississippi are based far more in race than they are in partisan politics. The post Opinion | In Mississippi, Redistricting Is Still About Race appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
National Center for Public Policy Research
· Jul 2, 2026
Curtis Hill: Evanston’s Reparations Won’t Make Up for Harms Done by Housing Discrimination
“Evanston’s reparations aren’t healing discrimination’s legacy; they’re monetizing it,” writes former Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who now serves with the Free Enterprise Project and Project 21. In a commentary published at the Chicago Tribune, Curtis says he has always opposed reparations payouts...
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· Jun 29, 2026
Rantz: Scott Wiener got bullied by the mob his own Democratic party built
Scott Wiener got chased out of San Francisco's Trans March by his own base over Israel. Rantz says Democrats built this mob, then acted shocked when it bit.
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· Jul 7, 2026
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Radical "Redneck" History: Insult or Badge of Pride?
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Related coverage for "Evanston’s Race Reparations in the Dock – Wall Street Journal": Mississippi Free Press — Opinion | In Mississippi, Redistricting Is Still About Race. National Center for Public Policy Research — Curtis Hill: Evanston’s Reparations Won’t Make Up for Harms Done by Housing Discrimination. Drudge Retort — The Alabamafication of National Politics. KTTH – 770 AM – Seattle — Rantz: Scott Wiener got bullied by the mob his own Democratic party built. WGBF – 1280 AM – Evansville — Radical "Redneck" History: Insult or Badge of Pride?. Wonkette — JD Vance's Week In Literally Glaring Racism, Civil War History Lessons, And Cats