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Samuel G. Freedman

Samuel G. Freedman is a professor of journalism at Columbia University and the author of 10 books, most recently Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights.

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April 1, 2025

Samuel G. Freedman

Think Medical Research Is Safe at Columbia? Maybe. For the Time Being.

Some on the scientific and medical research side might consider that giving in never buys you enduring calm. It just invites the next shakedown.

September 8, 2023

Samuel G. Freedman

Deion Sanders: Winning for All the Great Black Coaches of the Past

Here’s hoping that his Colorado team’s stunning upset win last Saturday was only the beginning.

June 21, 2023

Samuel G. Freedman

The DOJ Barely Scratched the Surface of Minneapolis Police Thuggery

The MPD’s violent treatment of nonwhite residents has a much longer tail than the Justice Department’s devastating report makes clear.