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Opinion
What the vice presidential debate revealed about Hillary Clinton’s power lust
In Federalist 70, Alexander Hamilton, not exactly reticent in his support for a powerful, proactive president, wrote, “The ingredients which…
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What Comey’s Testimony Reveals About the Culture of Modern Government
As is usually the case in any proceeding where Trey Gowdy is present, an exchange between the South Carolina representative…
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The Greatest Loser in the First Presidential Debate: The Truth
As with much of the 2016 campaign, Monday night’s debate drifted into strange and uncharted waters. Not only was most…
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Should individual conscience or party loyalty rule at the voting booth?
Do individuals have the unequivocal right to express their opinion through the voting booth or do competing loyalties bind them…
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Trump’s reliance on daughter for policy calls into question his leadership style
This week, Donald Trump outlined a plan for the federal government to provide six weeks of paid maternity leave for…
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NFL protests on 9/11 anniversary highlight freedoms, not injustices, of America
When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the singing of the national anthem during a preseason football game,…
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In The News
The truth about the trade imbalance
At no time besides elections does the trade imbalance — the difference between the monetary value of a country’s imports…
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Clinton pushes dishonest message of economic nativism in attacks on Trump
In a testament to the facile trivialities to which nuanced and weighty policy issues have been reduced, Hillary Clinton’s campaign…
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Trump’s Statements on Libel Laws Promote Fascism
Being an opinion writer opens the floodgates for all sorts of criticism. I should know- I’ve been personally insulted and…
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Candidates demonizing campaign finance reform infantilize voters
With the Iowa caucus, electoral politics have made a rather splashy re-entrance to the public dialogue, and a familiar bogeyman…
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Opinion
Palin’s endorsement is day that will live in infamy for conservatives
Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald Trump has generated a lot of salacious talk from pundits over-eager for election-crushing political gossip.…
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Opinion
Lack of Objectivity in Debate Coverage Threatens Validity in Elections
It is “trendy” in contemporary journalist ethics to eschew objectivity as an unattainable ideal, a damper on journalists. In a…
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Opinion
Stasis politics, not voters, is driving elections
When Donald Trump, after several election cycles of toying with the idea, announced he was actually running for president, the…
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What is the Place of Loyalty in Modern Politics?
What role should loyalty play in democratic politics? On the one hand, party systems are necessary to republicanism. They provide…
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