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Income inequality in the United States: An argument for raising the federal...
Editor Makai McClintock argues in favor of raising the federal minimum wage. Tracked for inflation, the minimum wage is far lower in real terms than it was in 1968, and income inequality in America is...
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The state of the Republican Party
Contributor Rocco Giordano analyzes the state of the Republican Party after the 2012 election and says the GOP has to reconsider its strategy as the re-election of Obama “was no fluke” Rocco Giordano...
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Gay marriage and judicial uncertainty
The Supreme Court will again wade into murky Constitutional waters when it hears arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor. These cases raise different questions, were heard in different...
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How Obama Reached Blacks, Hispanics, and Youth Voters Through Social Media
Contributors Claire Kiss and Joseph Calvello conducted research to determine the effect of social media on voting patterns in the 2012 election. They found that the Obama campaign had a larger base of...
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The Politics of Food
Editor Philip Gaulin discusses the politics of food production and consumption around the world, particular with regard for the European horsemeat scandal. Philip Gaulin Initially, the production and...
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Five faults of capitalism: Market failure
In the second column of this five-part series, columnist Makai McClintock explains how capitalism can lead to inefficiencies with respect to the allocation of certain goods and services. As an economic...
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Abolish the Electoral College
Contributor Rocco Giordano argues for the elimination of the Electoral College system for U.S. presidential elections. He argues that, while the 332-206 result in the 2012 election seems like a...
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The Marijuana Tax Equity Act and the black market
Ken Clemens ’14 outlines policy proposals for ending federal prohibition of marijuana in order to destroy the current black market, reduce the power of criminal organizations, and reduce the...
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Iran & vote choice in America
In his research, contributor Jack Rosen finds that those for whom Iran was an important factor in their presidential vote selection are more likely to favor bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities. “The...
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Madison’s Second Amendment opposes D.C. v. Heller
The application of the judicial doctrine of originalism to court decisions has become commonplace. However, originalist decisions often ignore the true “original meaning” of the Constitution or...
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