Executive Order 
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SOURCE: The Third Narrative Blog
12/14/19
Trump's Executive Order, Jewish Identity, and Free Speech
The prevailing notion that Jews are basically followers of a religion does not adequately define most Jews, who are either not religious or only marginally so.
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3/21/19
Trump's Executive Order Censors Free Speech on College Campuses
by Ed Simon
The House Un-American Activities Committee and the real intent of Trump's "free speech" executive order.
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SOURCE: Sandbox (blog)
2-1-17
Martin Kramer notes how a ban on Jews in the 1930s affected historian Bernard Lewis
by Martin Kramer
"Trump’s limited executive order doesn’t resemble the sweeping Jewish ban that changed the career of Bernard Lewis.”
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1-30-17
Huddled Masses–Keep Out!
by Bob Buzzanco
Not since I had to remember and recite “The New Colossus” in elementary school have I seen so many references to Emma Lazarus’s poem on the Statue of Liberty as in the past week.
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SOURCE: Informed Comment
1-30-17
German Ambassador 1933: “Hostility to Jews Aimed Mainly at ‘Immigrants' ”
by Juan Cole
On the similarities between the Trump / Bannon inaugural speech and Fascist ideology.
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SOURCE: NYT
1-27-17
Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Illegal
by David J. Bier
Congress long ago outlawed discrimination based on national origin.
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SOURCE: Petition
1-30-17 (accessed)
More than 500 historians have signed a petition against the Trump immigration ban
The petition criticizes the executive order restricting immigration from select Muslim countries.
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2-1-15
President Obama Needs to Address One More Problem with an Executive Order
by Benjamin Hellwege
Older Americans are facing rampant job discrimination. The law enacted in 1967 to protect them has been weakened by the Supreme Court. Congress won’t act. Obama should.
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