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Eric Cantor vs. the Populists
Posted on June 18, 2014
originally posted on wsj.com; June 12, 2014 Rep. Eric Cantor’s surprising primary loss provides a fascinating glimpse into the economic debate that has riven the Republican Party. It’s a confusing...
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Picking GOP leadership
Posted on June 18, 2014
originally posted to thehill.com – June 16, 2014 This week, House Republicans will conduct leadership elections to replace Eric Cantor as House majority leader, after he surprisingly lost his reelection...
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Why is the Federal government so big anyway?
Posted on June 18, 2014
If you ever have any hopes of diminishing the power of Washington, you need to have an understanding as to why it has grown so large in the first place....
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Suburban Revolutionaries Redux
Posted on June 16, 2014
Ashley Parker and Jonathan Martin had a fascinating story about how demographic changes helped to power two challengers to entrenched Republicans in primary battles over the last couple of weeks....
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The Dangers of Passive Power
Posted on June 13, 2014
Even before Richard Nixon resigned after Watergate, Congress had grown weary of the Vietnam War. Shortly after he was reelected in November of 1973, Congress passed the Case-Church Amendment by...
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