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The Supreme Court nominee was a debate champion in high school, which might explain why so much of her acceptance speech sounded like an affirmative rebuttal.
Next steps for the U.S. and Europe must include beefed-up defense spending, the possible admission of Scandinavian NATO members and a more realistic posture on energy.
