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NRO: Not Outrageous, Inaccurate
Now nearly one week later, nothing needs to be added about Sandy Hook. But for those who haven’t followed, National Review yesterday...
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Dec 20, 20121 min read


What Does Broccoli Have to Do With Health Care? A Commerce Clause Justification
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s so-called individual...
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Dec 20, 20128 min read


Under the Radar Lies the Deadliest Gun Loophole
Before I say anything about guns, or politics, or the NRA, or anything, I have to ask you to take a moment and think about what happened...
chiefofstaff1
Dec 16, 20126 min read


SNAP – It’s not just about the vegetables.
This week, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is doing something that millions of people have done before – he is living on a food stamp budget. Of...
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Dec 5, 20122 min read


Who’s Next? (No, Not The Who’s Fifth Studio Album.)
Hello, readers! Just in case you’ve forgotten, the disaster formerly known as Election 2012 is now over, and President Barack Obama has...
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Dec 5, 20124 min read


Didn’t We Already Declare the Affordable Care Act Constitutional?!
Welcome back, readers! For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope your holiday was swell. Mine was marred by the sudden onset of...
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Nov 28, 20124 min read


Climate Change is Real, Get Over It Already
It’s a little funny how climate change is an issue of belief. Most controversial issues, like evolution, are framed in terms of faith....
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Nov 26, 20123 min read


The Not So Definite Article
In my last article, I cited some parts of a paper by Professor Koppelman. Here, I am most concerned about his claim that the “framers...
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Nov 15, 20124 min read


The Future of La Raza Studies in Arizona
According to an article published by Education Week just yesterday, Tucson Unified’s hugely popular and highly controversial...
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Nov 14, 20122 min read


“Congratulations President Obama”: Messages that Reveal US Foreign Relations
A BBC survey of around 20 million people in 21 countries found high support for Obama during the run-up. As soon as President Obama’s...
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Nov 14, 20124 min read


Adultery, David Petraeus, and Impeachment: Get Over It Already
Happy “Week after the Presidential Election,” readers! I hope you’ve been productive—Washington, D.C. sure has. The scandal regarding...
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Nov 14, 20125 min read


Why that Bridge to the Future is So Expensive
After an election there’s often fleeting talk of compromise. One area that seems ripe for compromise is infrastructure. In 2009, the...
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Nov 12, 20124 min read


Koppelman’s “Slimy” Constitution
In my last article, I explained that certain provisions of the Constitution that are broad in nature must not be arbitrarily narrowed as...
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Nov 8, 20122 min read


Capitalism and Equal Opportunity
by Zheng Yang Each economic system requires a particular political environment to function effectively. The political environment is a...
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Nov 7, 20124 min read


Checks and Balances Aren’t a New Concept—Just Ask Polybius!
In a daring move that completely ignores the results of the election that just happened last night, I’m going to talk some more about...
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Nov 7, 20125 min read


The Case for Voting Third Party (or Even Not At All)
Yes. With Election Day less than 12 hours away, I’m not going to try to change your vote through a seriously in-depth,...
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Nov 5, 20124 min read


A Liberal’s Argument for Romney
I’m a political junkie, and even I’m sick of this campaign. If 2008 felt like we were watching history textbooks being written, 2012 has...
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Nov 5, 20124 min read


What’s the Deal with DOMA (and the Supreme Court)?
On October 18, a federal appeals court in Manhattan (the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals) struck down in a 2-1 decision the 1996...
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Oct 31, 20125 min read


The Broken Logic About Sandy’s Broken Windows
As another ironically nice day passes us by, and the reality of actually perhaps having to go to classes at some point finally sinks in,...
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Oct 30, 20124 min read


We the Polarized People…
As Election Day approaches, it’s easy to despair that we live in an era of unprecedented political polarization. But take heart: this is...
chiefofstaff1
Oct 29, 20124 min read
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