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A Political Opening For Non-Interventionism

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The American public is increasingly skeptical of foreign adventurism. Why aren’t our political candidates reflecting that?

Professor Bias and Student Perception

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Do ideologically radical professors impose their biases on their students?

Make Professors Teach!

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A new study finds that college tuition costs could be cut in half if lazy professors got off their butts.

Reagan’s Question Looms For Obama

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Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Howard Dean: Sarah Palin Could Beat Obama

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When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

Not All Abortions Are Legal

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Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.

Unemployment and Presidential Elections

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Unemployment was high when Barack Obama took office and it’s gotten substantially higher. Does that mean he won’t get re-elected?

Racial Gerrymandering and Idiots

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Cynthia Tucker regrets her support for majority-minority districts.

Pedestrian Safety: Preventable Deaths?

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Thousands of pedestrians are killed in America each year. Are we doing enough about it?

Republican Field Not Weak As You Think

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The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

California Must Release 40,000 Prisoners

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Prisons can be so overcrowded as to constitute cruel and inhuman punishment.

2012 isn’t 1992

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Some think that 2012 will be like 1992. However, that analogy is problematic.

Why 2012 Republican Field is So Weak

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The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

Texas Cheerleader Who Refused to Cheer Rapist Loses in Court

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A Texas high school student who was kicked off her high school’s cheerleading squad after refusing to cheer for her rapist had her lawsuit dismissed as frivolous and was ordered to pay $45,000 in legal fees.

Missing The Point: It Doesn’t Matter If Torture “Works”

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The debate over “enhanced interrogations” has been renewed by the bin Laden mission, but whether it “worked” or not isn’t the question.

Bin Laden, The Afghan Mujahadeen, And The CIA: The Myth That Needs To Die

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The myth that the U.S. armed and trained Osama bin Laden in the early 80′s is rearing its ugly head again.

The Politics Of The Death Of Osama bin Laden

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The impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the domestic politics is likely to be minimal at best.

Osama is Dead: Long Live Al Qaeda?

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I don’t feel the jubilation that came with Saddam Hussein’s capture in December 2003. Sadly, I know better this time.

Land Rich and Cash Poor

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Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg is catching some flak for complaining that he’s “struggling like everyone else” despite a net worth in the millions.

Diploma Mills: Close Enough For Government Work

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Most good government jobs require a college degree–but they don’t care much whether it’s a real one.

Leading From Behind: To Where?

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An aide’s compliment about the president “leading from behind” has generated controversy.

Southerners Not Happy to Have Lost Civil War

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So, some bright people are surprised at new polling showing that a significant minority of Southerners have not enthusiastically embraced their ancestors’ loss in the Civil War.

Higher Education Bubble: Another Brick in the Wall?

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An increasing number of bright observers are questioning the notion that everyone needs to go to college.

Time To Eliminate The “Natural Born Citizen” Requirement

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With all the birther talk these days, it’s probably time to question whether we even need the “natural born citizen” rule anymore.

Women in Combat: Changing Rules for the Wrong Reasons?

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It may be time to change rules keeping women out of combat roles. But “fairness” isn’t the right question.

The Radicalness of Alleged Conservatives

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In all honesty, much of what is coming out of the mouths of self-described conservatives is actually pretty darn radical.

War Isn’t for Everyone

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My first piece for The American Conservative, which they’ve titled “War Isn’t for Everyone–The military needs civilian control, not citizen soldiers,” is in the May issue.

Teaching Entrepreneurship

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Can most people learn the traits to be highly successful in business?

Terry Jones and What We’re Fighting For

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The duty to defend “hateful, extremely disrespectful, and enormously intolerant” expression.

The Obama Doctrine: Humanitarian Imperialism

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The “Obama Doctrine,” such as it is, seems to boil down to moral self-certainty combined with a glaring ignorance of reality. That’s a dangerous combination.

Obama Libya Speech Post-Mortem

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Ten days after sending American forces into kinetic military action in Libya, President Obama addressed the nation to explain “what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.”

Ninth Circuit: Lying About Military Honors Is Protected Speech

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Xavier Alvarez lied about having been awarded the Medal Of Honor. Should that be a crime? The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals says no, and they’re right.

Congress, The President, And War Powers Under The Constitution

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Operation Odyssey Dawn has resurrected the eternal battle over what limits there are, and should be, on the President’s ability to use military force without Congressional authorization.

The Case Against War

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There must be a predisposition against war and we should only engage in just wars.

What is the United States Doing in Libya?

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What are the limits of Resolution 1973? Are there any?

Yet Another War

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America is about to enter a third war in the Muslim world with no clear idea of the end game.

Obama Fills Out His Bracket While World Collapses

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President Obama is once again catching flak for his leisure activities.

Thinking About the Politics of Wisconsin and Public Sector Unions

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Recent events in Wiscosin seem to undercut the hypothesis that public sector unions have undue political influence.

Twitter Standard Time

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The CNN Effect has given away to Twitter Standard Time.

Which Conservatives Are Worth Reading?

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Paul Krugman admits that he doesn’t bother to read conservative commentary. Should he?

You Can’t Make the Government Perfect, But You Can Make It Better

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It’s institutions of government – not its size – that matter when it comes to how good a job the government does.

Mainstreaming Brutality

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In just over a decade, America has gone from a bipartisan consensus that torture and brutality are bad to a bipartisan consensus that they’re necessary.

Bradley Manning Jailed Naked

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The saga of accused Wikileaks conspirator Bradley Manning continues to get uglier, with the military acknowledging that he was forced to spend the day naked for, well, no apparent reason.

Public Acceptance Of Same-Sex Marriage At All-Time High

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Two new polls reflect the extent to which public attitudes on same-sex marriage have changed dramatically over the past twenty years, and it’s only a matter of time before that’s reflected in the law.

The Case Against Public Sector Unions

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It’s time to end the ability of public sector labor unions to hold taxpayers hostage.

Want A Job: Give Us Your Facebook Password

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Should employers be allowed to ask for your Facebook login as a condition of employment?

Ronald Reagan America’s Greatest President?

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In a new Gallup poll, Americans rank Ronald Reagan as America’s Greatest President.

Is Email Dead?

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Is social media killing electronic mail?

Obama: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Warrants

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The Obama Justice Department says it can look at phone records without warrants or judicial oversight.

Atlas Shrugged Movie Preview

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I simply do not know enough expletives to adequately express how truly horrible this film was.

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