Defining Ideas by topic: Politics

June 14, 2012
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Why We Can't All Just Get Along

by William Damon (Senior Fellow and member of the Virtues of a Free Society Task Force)
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A review of Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion.
May 1, 2012
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Beyond Austerity

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
We must liberalize labor markets, not rely on macroeconomic “fixes.”
February 10, 2012
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Resuscitating Civic Education

by Russell Muirhead (member of the Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society)
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What does being a good citizen require?
January 26, 2012
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Will Newt Neuter the Courts?

by James Huffman (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
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Why is the liberty-loving presidential candidate taking his cues from FDR?
December 8, 2011
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The Euro & The Tragedy of the Commons

by Gary D. Libecap (Sherm and Marge Telleen Research Fellow and Cochair, Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
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Is it any wonder that the currency zone encouraged profligate debt?
December 7, 2011
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'Exceptional' America

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
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Is the United States simply one nation among many—or is it the leader of the world?
November 11, 2011
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American Wonderland

by Morton Keller
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From global warming to the Tea Party, our political landscape is patently absurd.
October 20, 2011
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Demographics and the Future of the GOP

by Bill Whalen (Research Fellow)
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If Republicans are unable to rally the Hispanic vote in 2012 and beyond, their political prospects are doomed.
October 7, 2011
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Predicting Our Demise

by Charles L. Hooper (Hoover Visiting Fellow)
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Climate change models are misleading and unhelpful in forecasting future temperatures.
September 21, 2011
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Poll Dance

by Henry I. Miller (Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy)
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Governing by public opinion is admirable, but not when it’s at the expense of sound policy.