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The Spurs face the Hornets in their Las Vegas Summer League opener with an important addition to the roster

THE FOUNDATION "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. What is government itself but the...

Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images I sit to write this piece at our new desk, in our newly refitted and refurnished home office, as we await the delivery of a new suite of furniture for the sitting room downstairs. We began the process of redecorating with a bit of paint here and there about two years ago. Once we had repainted, it was time to furnish the freshly coated rooms. Though I still need one spare screw from “The Flatpack Furniture & Torture Company” before the final drawer can be slid ...