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In defense of George Soros

By Dan Hannan
Published February 12, 2018 5:01am ET
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In defense of George Soros
George Soros is entitled to push whatever interests he wants. And we conservatives should be magnanimous enough to accept that not every cause he has backed is wrong. Sure, a lot of them are: He seems obsessed with building up undemocratic supranational structures. But he has also given money to undermine Communist states, as well as to alleviate poverty in Africa. (Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg) | Jasper Juinen

George Soros should spend his money however he likes.

There, I’ve said it. I appreciate that that may not be a popular opinion in the pages of the Washington Examiner, so please don’t misunderstand me: Soros’ politics are about as far removed from mine as it’s possible to be.

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