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Is ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ the New Standard?
The absurd ruling by District Judge John Bates in the DACA case — which means that what is lawlessly imposed by executive order may not be lawfully rescinded by executive order — reminds us that justice is being politicized plenty from the bench. No surprise, then, that the pols and pundits are getting in on ...
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Poll Finds Nevada Voters Support School-Choice Programs
According to an April poll, a large number of Nevada voters support school-choice programs. The poll, conducted by Nevada Independent/Mellman, found that 70 percent of voters support a proposal for a special-needs Education Savings Account and 59 percent support expanding the funding for the current tax-credit ...
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Republicans, Democrats, and the Parties’ Changing Coalitions
In the United States, the Republicans have long been thought of as the party of the elite and the Democrats as the party of the poorer and less educated. But that has become less and less true over time. The last presidential election, for example, saw many poorer and middle-class Americans opt for Donald Trump ...
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Rand Paul, ‘Political Libertarian’
Rand Paul’s vote was needed to confirm Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, and his refusal to give it was making some Republicans and conservatives upset. “What’s wrong with Pompeo?” they asked. “He’s well-within the party mainstream, he’s competent, and he has the president’s blessing.” For Paul ...
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Juanita Broaddrick Tweets Timeline of Alleged Rape by Bill Clinton 40 Years Ago Today
Juanita Broaddrick — a 73-year-old retired nurse whose allegations of rape against Bill Clinton were long ignored by the media — revisited her experience in devastating detail in a series of Wednesday morning tweets marking the 40th anniversary of the alleged attack.
Broaddrick, who initially went public ...
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Is Journalism School Worth It?
Clarence Darrow dropped out of law school after just a year, figuring that he would learn what he needed to know about legal practice faster if he were actually doing it than sitting in classrooms. (Today, that wouldn't be possible, thanks to licensing requirements.)
The same thing is true in other fields -- ...
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Wednesday Links
Today is ANZAC Day, the anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli: Here's some history, a documentary, and a Lego re-enactment.
How DNA Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions: Labs today can identify people with DNA from just a handful of cells, but a handful of cells can easily migrate.
The 19th-century art of ...
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A Five-Point Victory in a Solid Red District Isn’t Exactly a Great Sign
Making the click-through worthwhile: A bit of good news for Republicans in an Arizona special election (and I do mean just a bit); an ugly comment from a Republican Senate candidate; and a look at what worries Americans about China -- and why they’re right to be worried.
Republicans Finally Win One . . . ...
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Microscopic Dots. Let’s Look at Them.
Stuart E. Eizenstat has written a big book on the Carter presidency. (Eizenstat was Carter’s chief domestic-policy adviser. He also had a substantial hand in foreign affairs.) I have reviewed the book for the forthcoming NR. Eizenstat tells the story of a meeting between President Carter and Andrei Gromyko, the ...
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Mere Witness in Russia Probe Faces Financial Ruin
While Washington feeds its insatiable Trump/Russia-collusion jones, Americans are going broke in the process. Mere witnesses before congressional oversight panels, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry, and the grand jury he has convened endure ginormous legal bills. Although they are not suspected of ...
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