Op-eds
The Destruction of Democracy: Part II
This post is part of our “Destruction of Democracy” series, where our authors bemoan the state of our politics and...
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Abraham Lincoln famously stated that “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Lincoln’s remarks would prove prescient given the great...
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What the Shutdown Cost
Justice Felix Frankfurter once said that “Government is itself an art, one of the subtlest of the arts.” After 35...
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The Seeds of Dysfunction
America has always been divided. From our very founding as a nation, the Federalists and Antifederalists debated vigorously, and often...
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Civility Towards Incivility Still Matters
This past week, our country witnessed several tragedies: a man in Kentucky shot and killed two African Americans at a...
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The Rich White Civil War and Why We’re Stuck With It
At this writing, the midterm elections are just two weeks away. The pundits tell us that the election will be...
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Kavanaugh and the Destruction of Democracy
In 1993, Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, said that Supreme Court nominee Ruth Ginsburg, nominated by Democrat Bill...
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America is Not Polarized
Contrary to popular belief, America is not polarized. This is one of many stunning assertions in Morris Fiorina’s new book...
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Why We Will Miss John McCain
Demosthenes, a statesman in ancient Greece, was once asked what to do about the decline of Athens. His response was...
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Medicare for All Costs What Your Politics Prescribes
A new study by the Mercatus Center has shown that a single-payer healthcare system, colloquially known as “Medicare for All,”...
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