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Why Birthright Citizenship Is More Complicated Than We Think
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The Redistricting Debate After Louisiana v. Callais
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End California’s Nuclear Energy Ban!
With California electricity demand growing exponentially, why is the state holding so tenaciously to its ban on new nuclear power plants? Why has California...
Is the Constitution the First Casualty of the Iran War?
When U.S. and Israeli bombs fall on Iran, and Iranian bombs then strike American regional bases and even ritzy hotels in Dubai, it sure...
Deleting The State: Fear, Power, and Political Authority
Could society manage if we didn’t have a government forcing us to do things? Would everything descend into chaos? Or are there resources in...