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adherence to factual narrative is not a strong point." Of particular note is the invention of the phrase "axis of evil." Scully claims that the phrase "axis of hatred" was coined by David Frum and forwarded to colleagues by email. The word "hatred" was changed to "evil" by someone other than Gerson and was changed because "hatred" seemed the more melodramatic word at the time.
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address in John 's office when suddenly Mike was called away for an unspecified appointment, leaving us to 'keep going'. We learned only later, from a chance conversation with his secretary, where he had gone, and it was a piece of
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the State of the Union address was being drafted at the White House by John and me, Mike was off pretending to craft the State of the Union in longhand for the benefit of a reporter.
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Protestants" are not in a state of "panic" about their own demographic decline in the United States.
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1448:Gerson, Michael (December 5, 2013).
1290:Gerson, Michael (October 12, 2017).
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673:"Faithfully and Politically Present"
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1739:Corporation for Public Broadcasting
1316:Gerson, Michael (August 29, 2019).
1238:"Missionaries in Northern Virginia"
1144:"Leading Bush Speechwriter Resigns"
990:Gerson, Michael (January 7, 2007).
883:Murphy, Brian (November 17, 2022).
589:In 2013, Gerson was diagnosed with
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3328:20th-century American male writers
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2442:List of programs broadcast by PBS
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1380:"Helping Bush Sound Presidential"
1292:"Republicans, it's time to panic"
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863:"In Principle: Season 1 Episodes"
303:in Illinois, graduating in 1986.
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1264:Gerson, Michael (May 25, 2007).
1236:Gerson, Michael (May 16, 2007).
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754:"Mr. Compassionate Conservatism"
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3373:American political commentators
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992:"Q&A with Michael Gerson"
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225:, and a senior fellow at the
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2437:List of PBS member stations
2068:How-to and special interest
1086:"Bush speechwriter resigns"
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1959:American Public Television
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1880:Next at the Kennedy Center
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420:Lines attributed to Gerson
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1505:"My Friend, Mike Gerson"
1022:, September 2007, p. 76.
611:Gerson, Michael (2007).
568:Midwestern United States
275:Early life and education
3463:Writers from New Jersey
3433:The Heritage Foundation
3008:Republican in Name Only
2969:British neoconservatism
2528:American exceptionalism
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1938:News and public affairs
1914:(since January 9, 1997)
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1778:PBS Short Film Festival
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409:The Wall Street Journal
340:The Heritage Foundation
217:, a Policy Fellow with
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2974:Clash of Civilizations
1954:BBC World News America
1946:Amanpour & Company
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285:Evangelical Christian
180:Georgetown University
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3165:Out of the Gene Pool
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1563:"The GOP After Bush"
979:on February 3, 2005.
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460:September 11 attacks
371:Gerson was named by
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3277:Robert J. Samuelson
3068:The Washington Post
2994:Anti-Stalinist left
2907:The Public Interest
2900:The Weekly Standard
2619:Charles Krauthammer
2157:PBS Digital Studios
1927:Secrets of the Dead
1899:American Experience
1820:Music and fine arts
1613:The Washington Post
1584:A profile of Gerson
1567:The Washington Post
1480:The Washington Post
1454:The Washington Post
1429:. February 19, 2019
1350:The Washington Post
1323:The Washington Post
1296:The Washington Post
1270:The Washington Post
1266:"Letting Fear Rule"
892:The Washington Post
843:. February 28, 2018
595:Parkinson's disease
529:The Washington Post
289:St. Louis, Missouri
283:, and raised in an
248:, which called for
214:The Washington Post
205:Michael John Gerson
110:Michael John Gerson
3116:Barney & Clyde
2769:Reuel Marc Gerecht
2099:Science and nature
1919:Finding Your Roots
1868:Great Performances
1844:Austin City Limits
1606:Christianity Today
1540:The New York Times
1129:The New York Times
1068:The New York Times
677:Christianity Today
505:State of the Union
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730:on March 22, 2015
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