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'Failure isn't an option'
Bloomberg editorial board
America's resolve to help Ukraine repel Russia's invasion "is fraying," says the Bloomberg editorial board, with some of Kyiv's "staunchest supporters expressing doubts about its battlefield prospects." But "abandoning the war effort now" would betray "the enormous sacrifices Ukraine's people have made to defend their freedom" and counter Russia's aggression. "The answer isn't to do less." Abandoning Ukraine would "wreck the West's credibility," threaten "global food and energy security," and embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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David Faris at Slate
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'The potential for racial profiling is clear'
Fiona Harrigan in Reason
Texas' new S.B. 4 immigration law, empowering police to stop and arrest undocumented migrants, will "could lead to racial profiling and a costly expansion of policing," says Fiona Harrigan in Reason. There will be "cut-and-dry" cases — like an officer arresting someone spotted crossing the border outside an official crossing. But "how can officers, by sight alone, identify a person who entered the state illegally but now lives in Dallas? The potential for racial profiling is clear."
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