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View From Chicago
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Why the U.S. Shouldn’t Sign On to Empty Human Rights Treaties
They’re a propaganda exercise for many of the world’s most unsavory nations.
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Why Didn’t Robert Bork Reach the Supreme Court?
Because of politics, of course—and that’s fair enough.
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The War on Terror Will Be Ever With Us
Even if the Obama administration doesn’t use the phrase, and wants to declare the fight with al-Qaida over.
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Is Israel or Hamas Breaking International Law in Gaza?
There’s no clear answer and it doesn’t much matter for the underlying conflict.
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Why Did Asian Americans Mostly Vote for President Obama?
Democrats court them, Republicans may alienate them.
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Don’t Worry About the Voting Rights Act
If the Supreme Court strikes down part of it, black and Hispanic voters will be just fine.
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In Defense of the Electoral College
Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the president.
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Citizens United Is Still Worth Hating
Even though the fat-cat super PACs lost at the polls.
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Why Amnesty Should Lose at the Supreme Court
It’s not the job of judges to stop warrantless wiretapping.
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The Drones Are Coming to Libya
Along with an unprecedented expansion of the president’s power.
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