Jan 10

What’s a presidential signing statement?



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A lot of crazy stuff tends to happen on New Year’s Eve. It’s amusing to analyze, say, the Lady Gaga–Mayor Bloomberg midnight kiss, but you’ve also probably heard about another buzzworthy, albeit less TMZ-worthy, event: President Obama’s signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The move was controversial primarily because the NDAA will allow… [Continue Reading]



Dec 20

Say What? “It’s always two out of three”



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Gingrich said he would seek to rein in “radical” federal judges by allowing Congress and the president to ignore their rulings when they choose to.



Dec 6

Say What? “Price tag on the First Amendment”



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Wisconsin has a new policy that hits protesters with fees–but does it violate their First Amendment rights?



Nov 28

Say What?: “Forget party”



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Gouverneur Morris, after all, is the man who gave us not “We the Parties” but “We the People.”



Nov 8

By the Numbers: A formula for Election Day



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Excuses, excuses: just why do some citizens end up not voting?