John M. Crisp
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Crisp: The Democratic Socialists aren’t communists (opens the original)
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Not far from where I live, a very large billboard stands alongside one of the busiest interstate highways in the nation, in full view of many thousands of motorists every day. It reads: “Texans: Democrats Want COMMUNISM. Republicans Do Not.” This is disingenuously misleading. It echoes, in tone and content, an allegation gathering steam since a smattering of professed Democratic Socialists have achieved electoral success, particularly Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, and Abdul El-Saye
Crisp: Let’s remember what we’re celebrating on July 4th (opens the original)
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Happy 250th birthday to America and to all my fellow citizens. Let’s celebrate! But first, let’s reflect for a moment on the state of our republic. (If you read my columns regularly, you might assume that I’ll begin by unleashing my Trump Derangement Syndrome on our president. You’re mistaken; I’ll save that until the end.) The United States is, indeed, a nation worth celebrating, a great nation and, really, an exceptional one. Still, I cringe a little when I hear someone bragging about American
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