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Liberal opinion on the center column news appears here. Scroll down with the trackbar in the right corner of this page to read:

•David Amaya comments on President Biden's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11.

•Comments by "negative" debaters on the resolution: Deficit spending is a major risk to the U.S. economy. Special coverage of a Braver Angels national debate (braverangels.org).

•Chase Wheaton discusses President Biden's commission to study whether the U.S. Supreme Court should be expanded by up to 13 justices.

•Does President Biden's infrastructure plan have a chance of Senate passage? Stephen Macaulay, The Hustings' centrist pundit-at-large, comments from the left column.

•Alleghany County Day of Civility debate, Resolved: Should government provide health care coverage for all citizens? Affirmative debaters' comments are on the left.