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By Paul Lenchner In the sweep of human history, democratic government is a relatively new development. If one scans its successes and...

By Jim Walker Medieval Traditions in Academia The roots of the modern university go back to late medieval times. Almost their sole...

By Paul Lenchner A solid case can be made that the Biden administration has compiled an impressive economic record. For example: The...

By Janette Ansolabehere Ever since the Declaration of Independence and its accompanying addendum, the Bill of Rights was first read, the...

By Janette Ansolabehere Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University...

By Paul Lenchner In March 2023, North Carolina became the 40th state to expand to eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act....

By Jacqueline Richardson A quarter million people heard Dr. Martin Luther King give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28,...

By Bill Johnston The Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate 51-50 on Aug. 7, 2022 with all 50 Democratic senators voting in favor and...

By Janette Ansolabehere The Court is working to conclude the 2022-2023 session. As is usually the case, the most anticipated case...

By James Walker In recent years there has been growing panicky talk about how Social Security will go bankrupt in 2033 when its trust...

By Bill Johnston Martha Shedden has years of experience in Social Security advocacy work as co-founder of the National Association of...

By Jim Walker Most of the discussion that takes place in the media about pharmaceutical prices consists of a fog of obfuscation and red...

By Janette Ansolabehere In recent years the U.S. Supreme Court (the Court) has issued opinions that weakened the enforcement power of...

Moore v. Harper and ISL By Janette Ansolabehere Moore v. Harper, a North Carolina state case involving gerrymandering, is pending before...

By Paul Lenchner Thirty-four states have casino gambling, including all of Texas’ neighbors. Except for three tribal casinos, all of...

By Paul Lenchner The federal debt ceiling is the statutory limit on how much money Washington can owe. It is necessary because we...

By Janette Ansolabehere In the 70s and 80s, the Posse Comitatus (“power of the county”) movement founded by a self-ordained minister,...

by Bill Johnston 1) The Supreme Court has twice decided Social Security payments are taxes, not contributions. In Fleming V. Nestor, the...

By Curtis C. Mooney You do not have to be a danger to yourself or someone else to be treated for cancer or a heart attack. Why must a...

by Jim Walker Recently, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, both Republicans, signed into law bills that provide...