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John Nichols: Scott Walker’s attack on Paul Soglin is simply absurd

If voters are supposed to be troubled that Soglin engaged in a diplomatic nicety long ago, won’t they be just as troubled that Walker has appeared on Chinese television sporting the contemporary symbol of a country Human Rights Watch describes as “a one-party authoritarian state that systemically curbs fundamental rights”?

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Gregory Humphrey: Paul Soglin, George Washington, and the symbolism of keys

As compelling as it may seem to link Soglin giving the key to the city to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1975 to improving communications and fostering better international relations in Cuba, let it not be forgotten that allowing a dictator to have the type of positive inroads with such propaganda was not warranted considering the despicable way he ruled.

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John Nichols: Scott Walker’s attack on Paul Soglin is simply absurd

If voters are supposed to be troubled that Soglin engaged in a diplomatic nicety long ago, won’t they be just as troubled that Walker has appeared on Chinese television sporting the contemporary symbol of a country Human Rights Watch describes as “a one-party authoritarian state that systemically curbs fundamental rights”?

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Paul Soglin, George Washington, and the symbolism of keys

As compelling as it may seem to link Soglin giving the key to the city to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1975 to improving communications and fostering better international relations in Cuba, let it not be forgotten that allowing a dictator to have the type of positive inroads with such propaganda was not warranted considering the despicable way he ruled.

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