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When do you suppose our major universities will wise up to the notion of serving as a free farm club for the NFL and NBA?

Only since the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning a half-century of abortion rights have Democrats begun to wise up to what Republicans have long known: With executive and legislative power, your party can put its stamp on the unelected third branch of government, the judiciary, and that legacy can long outlast the politicians.

Just as front-line workers have been pleading with people to wear masks and practice social distancing, environmental activists have been trying to get us to wise up to the consequences of our actions.

Progressives need to wise up to the fact that they are losing this argument and decide what they are going to do in response.

Audiences are bound to wise up to the outright cynicism of this practice before long.