
Lawfare’s Slippery Slope Risks Criminalizing Politics
Jailing opponents or condemning them to death is what dictatorships do, not democracies.
By DANIEL McCARTHY
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Mr. McCarthy is a vice president at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the editor-in-chief of its magazine Modern Age: A Conservative Review. He is also a regular contributor to the Spectator’s World edition. He has a long association with the American Conservative, and his writing has appeared in an array of publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, First Things, the Claremont Review of Books, Reason, the Daily Telegraph and the New York Post.

Jailing opponents or condemning them to death is what dictatorships do, not democracies.
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Defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro flees to America in defiance of travel ban.
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Presidents have authority to expel foreign political activists in times of peace, and they remain in force.
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The policy is part of a sustained campaign to get people to treat AI as conscious.
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Domestic extremists consider terrorism a legitimate form of protest, but the State Department is cutting off a key funding source.
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The slain Turning Point USA founder represents everything opposed by today’s far left.
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Homebuyers deserve to know the facts about safety in their prospective communities.
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