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The primary problem

The primary problem

Campaign 2012 | Disheartened conservatives, contemplating the nomination of yet another member of the Republican B-team (legacy division) might be breathing a sigh of relief after Saturday. Had Mitt Romney won South Carolina, the…

What $14.4 trillion and growing means on planet Earth

What $14.4 trillion and growing means on planet Earth

Politics |  Monday night, President Barack Obama scorched the airwaves with his partisan call for bipartisanship and imperial instructions to congressional leaders:

The heart of liberty

The heart of liberty

Science |  Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled that there was nothing in federal law that prevents the government from funding embryonic…

Revitalizing 'Golden Rule' politics

Revitalizing 'Golden Rule' politics

Politics |  In the last month, commentators of all sorts have written columns purporting to document the decline of the Tea Party: diminishing "favorability" ratings,

War and peace and the American republic

War and peace and the American republic

Foreign Policy |  The primary lesson former law school professor Barack Obama learned last week was how not to lead a constitutional republic into war. Consider: One of the hot…

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