King & Spalding Withdraws From DOMA Defense. Thuggery? No, Just A Business Decision
A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.
Campaigning Like it’s 2008
Trump continues his antics: pulling out 2008 campaign memes and doing his best to paint Obama as a mysterious “other.”
Time To Pull Out Of Afghanistan
Nine years into a war that seems to be without end, it’s time to declare victory and go home.
ROTC Returning to Ivies
The repeal of DADT may open the doors for ROTC to return to many elite institutions, if cost doesn’t get in the way.
Law, Morality, And Incest: When Should Something Be Illegal?
The weekend arrest of a Columbia University Professor for an apparently consensual act raises some interesting questions about why precisely a specific act should be subject to criminal prosecution.
Columbia PoliSci Prof Charged with Incest
Columbia political science professor David Epstein has been charged with a 3-year incestuous relationship with his adult daughter.
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Jailed Chinese Dissident
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. He probably doesn’t know it, though, because he’s currently sitting in a Chinese prison.
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