Notable & Quotable

‘The Manhattan Institute . . . has provided no modest portion of the intellectual energy that brought New York back to its feet.’

‘Asylum rights favor El Salvadorans relative to Eritreans.’

‘The repellent and violent methods of extreme protesters . . . engender a backlash and alienate allies.’

‘Last summer . . . it would have been awkward and impolite to turn away from Jared or Ivanka.’

‘A tool for pursuing partisan agendas rather than a means of assuring accountability in government.’

‘It is not forward thinking to force individuals to “be an instrument for fostering public adherence to an ideological point of view [they] fin[d] unacceptable.” ’

‘As any 6-year-old who is forced to deliver an insincere apology to a sibling can attest, compelled speech is always morally meaningless.’

‘We have taken the time to do more research . . .’

‘It’s always going to be something important . . . that makes you think, oh let’s do this a little differently.’

‘We reject BSI’s contention that ‘day’ means a full 24-hour period from midnight-to-midnight.’

‘He expected everyone else in his department would sign it, so it would look really bad if he didn’t.’

‘The exotic climes we have been now pushing with our students are simply America.’

‘I think the next increases are going to be bad for employees.’

‘He is either a candid friend or an honest enemy, but in either case, one who refuses to deal in falsehoods.’

‘Life in a tribe is easy, in all the wrong ways.’

‘Neither the Russian government nor the population at large is able to establish a modus vivendi with the international community.’

‘The judge’s passion flowed from his past. Ellis, 68, is also an immigrant, born in Bogota, Colombia.’

‘Camp staff upheld dominant racial understandings by invoking discourses of colorblindness and humanist caring.’

My Facebook friendships are not simply my data—they are a unique co-creation of myself, my friends, and, yes, Facebook.

‘Clinton called the state department’s new mission “internet freedom.” ’

‘They wanted to talk about themselves.’

‘That it should farm out to the branch whose leader it could impeach the process of investigation is illogical.’

‘These selective releases of stolen material reach a peak immediately before the Democratic National Convention.’

‘My complete happiness would be a token of my love for you.’

‘Adults need to engage in vigorous debates.’