Texas Isn’t Going Blue: Some Thoughts on Last Night’s Primary

Elections are back in the news again after last night's Texas primaries. There are lots of experts detailing what they feel are the most...

Don’t be Pro-Gun. Be Pro-Second Amendment

In response to the advocacy of the Parkland shooting victims, a dispiritingly large number of GOP elites have repudiated the call for gun control...

No, Mr. President. We cannot call a lack of applause “treason.”

Rapidly departing from the message of unity he espoused at the State of the Union, President Trump has said that Democrats who did not...

President Trump Talked a Big Game. But Can He Deliver?

This last Tuesday, President Trump delivered his highly anticipated State of the Union Address. He surprised many by striking a largely bipartisan, almost conciliatory...

Republicans Won the Shutdown Battle. But They Can Still Lose the War.

After roughly three days of painfully visible dysfunction, the United States government officially reopened Monday after Senate Democrats acquiesced to a short-term spending resolution...

The Fragile Promise of the Olympic Truce

Next month begins the 23rd Winter Olympiad held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It will be an event observed by billions with athletes representing 90...

This MAD world we live in

In the 1860's, an American doctor decided to ostensibly break the Hippocratic oath and design a machine to make ending lives swift and viciously...

Three Political Predictions for 2018

2017 could be modestly described as a wild and unpredictable political maelstrom. For better or worse, there's little reason to think that 2018 is...

The GOP’s Bad Bet on Tax Reform

After weeks of frenetic coverage and activity, Republicans have managed to pass the most extensive overhaul of the tax system in decades. Regardless of...

Net Neutrality: Prioritizing the Wrong Kind of Freedom

There is a tension lurking in the discussion over net neutrality, one that has been largely absent in the blitzkrieg of ideologically-driven defenses and...

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