Archive for February, 2011
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The Know-Yers
Posted on February 4, 2011
I gave a little talk to about one hundred brand new legislative directors at an event at the Ripon Society and I thought I would share what I said with...
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Open Rules Good For Democracy
Posted on February 3, 2011
You win some. You lose some. Earlier this week, the Senate voted to repeal Obamacare. The amendment failed, but that is not how either Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid saw...
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The Zenger Legacy
Posted on February 2, 2011
In 1733, the newly appointed colonial Governor, William Cosby, charged John Peter Zenger, a publisher based in New York, with scandalous libel. In one of the most important legal cases...
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Struck Down
Posted on February 1, 2011
Health care was on my mind this weekend, mostly because a nasty little stomach virus hit my family hard. My son got it first on Friday, followed by my wife...
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