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James C. Nelson

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Trump by the Book

One takeaway from Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s excellent book, Strongmen, Mussolini to the Present, is that there is a playbook pursuant to which all...

22.10.2025 10

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James C. Nelson

Our Republic: Finally Lost to a Moron

As Benjamin Franklin was leaving the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a woman asked: “Well Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?” ...

01.10.2025 40

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James C. Nelson

Gutting the Right to Know

I usually refrain from criticizing opinions issued by the Montana Supreme Court (the Court). I cannot stand silent, however in the face of the...

06.01.2025 10

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I Will Fly My Flag No Longer

My father enlisted in the Navy and served in the Naval Construction Battalion, as a Navy Seabee in the South Pacific in World War II. I enlisted in...

07.11.2024 6

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James C. Nelson