Get the Government Out Of the Liberal Arts
When North Carolina’s Republican governor Pat McCrory told former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett that public universities need to better
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The Nascent Neoliberal
Some Good News On Immigration
The GOP needs to stop hyperventilating about immigration. My most tangible frustration with today’s Republican Party is all the shouting
Read moreSpeak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick
Greg Lukianoff’s book “Unlearning Liberty” has generated a lot of recent press. Following a long line of publications wary of
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Back to Conservative Basics
To argue that November 6 was anything but a major setback for young conservatives would be sophistry. It took some
Read moreIn Defense of the Electoral College
Our perennial disgust with the Electoral College is underway. In every presidential election but three, the popular vote and state
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Spinning the Debate
Last Wednesday, Mitt Romney cantered into Swarthmore College, albeit virtually on CNN. The Swarthmore Democrats, Swarthmore Conservatives, Students for Obama,
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Middle East Turmoil: Solidarity is Messy
Two years ago, a number of Swatties braved the February cold, dressed in white and marched across campus in a
Read moreRendering Swarthmore Politics
One of Swarthmore’s legendary Political Science professors, discussing campus politics last year, reminded me, “Render unto Caesar the things which
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Inherit the Wind: Obama and the economy
As legend has it, Rip van Winkle woke up from a 20-year snooze to find America had won the Revolutionary
Read moreUnbudgeted leadership in the United States Senate
Depending on your political beat, Congressman Paul Ryan is either a neatly-combed, responsible Midwesterner with some budgetary bravery, or an
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