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What this Day Means
There’s a story in my family, one I have known for a few years now, but one that I have never really come to terms with. The story concerns my grandfather, who was a professor of political science at a school called Babson. His name was Edward Handler, although that was not his legal name.…
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Why Liberals Should Applaud the Supreme Court’s Immigration Ruling
Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, it seemed likely that there would be a number of 4-4 split rulings in the Supreme Court. One such ruling has liberals in an uproar: the split in United States v. Texas. The court’s split allows the lower court’s ruling to stand. This means that the injunction District…
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Correcting an Error
I have been thinking about writing this article for a long time. Even as I write it now, I know I should have written this earlier. I should have written this after Samuel DuBose. I should have written this after Sandra Bland. I should have written this after Walter Scott. But I didn’t. So I…
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John Oliver and “Real” Journalism
With each passing primary, Donald Trump moves closer to the Republican nomination, and thus to the presidency. While polls seem to indicate that a general election against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would be a bloodbath for the GOP with Trump as its nominee, many Republican voters continue to voice fullthroated support for Trump. The…
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Sanctuary Cities
The left is currently in an uproar over the case of Kim Davis, a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple as an act of civil disobedience. Critics have rightly pointed out that as an employee of the government, Davis has no right to deny licenses based on her…
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Takeaways from the GOP Debate
An astonishing 24 million people watched Fox News on Thursday night as ten Republican candidates participated in the first GOP presidential debate. On Friday morning, we were met with hot takes from various pundits, loudly declaring who won and who lost. For many, Carly Fiorina, who didn’t even participate, was the big winner due to…
