How to Depoliticize the U.S. Supreme Court Bruce K. Adler Government, Politics & Economics Without question, base politics has at times dogged the Supreme Court. What is probably the most egregious instance occurred during the Court’s early years in – what may come as a surprise – one of the...
How Did This Nice Conservative Boy Become a Democrat? Bryan Van Norden Government, History, News, Politics, Politics & Economics, Thinks As a young man, I was primed, by both instinct and education, to become a conservative. My late father was chairman of the local Republican Party. I was raised on an intellectual diet of the Bible and the...
Five Important Ways to Think About Privacy Paul Levy Government, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Given the ongoing implosion of Facebook, concerns about privacy are, once again, in the headlines. Yet the fundamentals are fairly simple. Are we heading towards a world where transparency is the default, or...
From Lochner to New Federalism: Where Does Modern American Authority Lie? Cameron Espinoza Government, Politics, Politics & Economics Summary: With New Federalism and the neoliberal ethos of reduced government, states will become increasingly distinct and autonomous. Donald Trump may have promised to “make America great again,” however,...
How Your Business is Connected to the Government Walter Bodell Government, Politics & Economics No matter what your thoughts on the situation, your business and the government are deeply intertwined. This relationship is one that can be complicated, providing businesses with the foundations they need to...
Deconstructing the Culture of the American Female Politician Lisa La Valle-Finan Government, History, Politics & Economics If the United States empowers American women, where are the women Presidents in America? When Carly Fiorina was questioned about her elect-ability, I couldn’t help but wonder, while Americans believe in...
The Etymology of Protest Meriwether Clarke Government, Politics & Economics This piece originally appeared in Entropy Magazine. Author’s note: The dates next to each definition are the Oxford English Dictionary’s first known recording of that particular definition’s use (in...