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Term Limits (refresh for more)
- A Bloombergian, Buzzing ConfusionA politician has changed his mind about term limits. Over the …
- Congressional Stagnation at an End?With this last election, 87 percent of House incumbents who …
Seventh Time’s the Charm?“You have to give the public something,” explained termed-out former …- Saving Term LimitsMost ballot measures to enact term limits triumph. According to …
A Second Life for LimitsPaul Jacob looks back and ahead on term limits.
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Socialism Is Anti-DemocracyCommon sense politics must peer beneath the superficial attractions of …
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What Kind of Ice Cream Cone?When I wrote about the Donald’s change of troop positions abroad …
Ever Again?Today marks a solemn anniversary. Seventy-six years ago — on Feb. 22, 1943 — three …
Remember … the Maine?“President Trump warned Thursday that America ‘will not stand’ for …
Edward Snowden
Edward SnowdenPrivacy is the foundation of all other rights. Arguing that …
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Re-SegregationIt is hard not to miss the ideological left’s inconsistency …
Nobody Could Make This Stuff UpToday’s headline: Radical Islamist Stages Gun Massacre in LGBT Nightclub! Caring …
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Initiative, Referendum and Recall (refresh for more)
- Wayward States?While Washington, DC, steps in to take over responsibility for …
Sikh Freedom FirstIf I get gunned down in a hail of bullets … well …- Like ZimbabweRichard M. Lindstrom signed a petition, but his signature didn’t count. The …
- A Veto for the PeopleThe war on democracy is ongoing. One of the ironies …
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The Draft
Hypothetical Cowardice?We must treat real threats realistically. But what to do with …
A Policy MisadventureThe National Commission on Military, National and Public Service released …
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Ray Bradbury
You can’t build a house without nails and wood. If you don’t want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don’t want a man unhappy politically, don’t give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better …Read More »
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Holding at Nine
On July 22, 1937, the U.S. Senate voted down Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s court packing scheme.Read More »
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