July 2014 Archives
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Wednesday, Jul 30, 2014, 11:08 AM
Meritocracy Blues
Are elite colleges rewarding talent or ambition?
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Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014, 8:54 AM
Did Libyan Intervention Fail?
Qaddafi didn’t end up slaughtering his people, but now Libya is spiraling into chaos. Was intervening the right call?
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Thursday, Jul 24, 2014, 9:00 AM
Friday Round-up: Baby Steps Edition
Paul Ryan’s new antipoverty plan has one good idea. That’s progress!
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Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014, 2:30 PM
Halbig: The Judicial Right Takes Another Shot at Obamacare
Today’s ruling on Obamacare subsidies—a new height in right-wing judicial activism —is a dark, shameful day for American law.
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Monday, Jul 21, 2014, 7:45 AM
The Curious Case For Scottish Independence
Supporters of Scottish independence say they are working for a left-wing cause. Are they right?
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Friday, Jul 18, 2014, 9:15 AM
Friday Round-up: Border Surge Edition
Experts weigh in on why tens of thousands of migrant children are arriving at our border, and what steps the United States should take next. Ted Cruz also shares his thoughts.
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Wednesday, Jul 16, 2014, 10:45 AM
Still Awaiting Vatican Reform
The siege mentality that’s blocking meaningful, post-abuse scandal reform.
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Monday, Jul 14, 2014, 9:30 AM
A Coming Left-Wing Split on Immigration?
As primary talk begins to heats up, Hillary Clinton is thrown an immigration curveball.
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Friday, Jul 11, 2014, 11:15 AM
Friday Round-up: Falsch Skandal Edition
German complaints about U.S. spying are greeted with eye-rolls.
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Thursday, Jul 10, 2014, 12:30 PM
America’s Refugee Crisis
What can be done for the children and teenagers turning up at our border?
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Tuesday, Jul 8, 2014, 11:15 AM
A Tale of Two Manifestos
Is the future of conservatism a battle between two policy documents?
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Monday, Jul 7, 2014, 10:15 AM
The Moral Vision of the Reformicons
As the culture wars have given way to the jobs crisis, reform-minded social conservatives who once focused on ethics now embrace economic concerns and the harried middle class, but they are still driven by a certain moral vision.
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Friday, Jul 4, 2014, 10:14 AM
Independence Day Round-up
A couple of selections for 4th of July holiday reading.
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Thursday, Jul 3, 2014, 10:00 AM
John Roberts’s Long Game
The Chief Justice gets high marks for forging consensus—on certain issues. But his long term plans for the Court are unlikely to bring peace and harmony.
Nathan Pippenger
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News
New York Times, Vox Cover Levi’s Essay on Fracking
The New York Times, Vox: Michael Levi’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Fracking and the Climate Debate,” was recently discussed in The New York Times and on Vox.
Events
Liu Discusses Democracy Essay at Aspen Ideas Festival
The Aspen Institute: On June 29, Eric Liu presented his piece from the upcoming Fall 2015 edition of Democracy, “How to Be American,” at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Liu discussed his essay with Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, and an editorial advisory committee member of Democracy.
News
Hanauer and Rolf’s “Shared Security” Idea Catches On
The Washington Post: Nick Hanauer and David Rolf’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Shared Security, Shared Growth” was recently cited on The Washington Post’s Plum Line blog and Fusion.
Passa Caglia on
Obama's Quiet Dismantling of Reaganism (1)
Kenneth Obiakor on
Two Ways of Judging Obama's Foreign Policy (1)
Kendall Baxter on
On Libya, a New Kind of American Leadership (3)