Posts Tagged ‘America’
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The Great Distraction
Posted on February 24, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) People ask me how the 2016 presidential election will impact the legislative agenda this year. My answer: Rudy Giuliani. The former New York mayor...
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Don’t Know Much About History
Posted on February 18, 2015
State legislators in Oklahoma voted to stop state funding for AP history courses offered by the College Board and taught in many high schools across the country, because, according to...
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AUMF
Posted on February 12, 2015
Congress used to declare war. Now it authorizes the use of military force. We used to go to war against countries. Now, we use military force against imaginary caliphates....
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Tax Reform and Ireland
Posted on February 5, 2015
I had lunch yesterday with several friends who work closely with the government of Ireland, and the subject turned to the coming elections over there. Like in the UK, you...
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Idle Hands and Young Men
Posted on January 15, 2015
In Anacostia last night, a young black man murdered another young black man. In Ohio, a young white man was arrested for plotting the murder of a bunch of members...
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