Ron Charles @RonCharles
I write about books on Substack. roncharles.substack.com Washington, DC Joined January 2009-
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A new bill in Congress would punish schools for letting students read about gender identity — and “lascivious dancing.” Book bans aren’t fading. They’re evolving. Today’s newsletter: roncharles.substack.com/p/now-congress…
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Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!
Tuesday night, Americans were subjected to a 108-minute State of the Union address that panted on without a single sentence designed to endure.
The Collapse of Presidential Rhetoric: From Lincoln’s eloquence to Trump’s 108-minute harangue roncharles.substack.com/p/the-collapse…
@GovierKatherine And I appreciate it very much, Katherine!
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