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Why the News Is Not the Truth

Peter Vanderwicken0 Comments

“Why the News Is Not the Truth” by Peter Vanderwicken, from May-June edition / 1995. This article is reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review and has not been peer…

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Canada’s Freedom Convoy and the Emergencies Act: A Postmortem

Judith Sears1 Comment

For three weeks in January and February 2022, a convoy of truckers dubbing themselves the Freedom Convoy shut down parts of downtown Ottawa and some border crossings between Canada and…

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Is The Right to Abortion Set to Be Overturned? – Unpacking the Leaked Supreme Court Opinion

Stacia Wilson1 Comment

On Monday, May 2, 2022, Politico released a (now authenticated) leaked first draft of a Supreme Court opinion regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case is an appeal…

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Influence for Sale: How American Politicians Have Been Bought and Paid For

Nick Ramos4 Comments

In 2000, the total investment in United States federal elections—congressional and presidential—was $3 billion. By 2020, it had shot up to $14.4 billion. Perhaps it’s time to ask what that…

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Congress in Crisis: Assessing Our Broken Branch, Pt. II

Nathan C. Smolensky0 Comments

How We Got Here, Why It's Getting Worse, & What We Can Do About It Editor’s Note: This is the second article in our two-part series on Congress. Part I…

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Congress in Crisis: Assessing Our Broken Branch, Pt. I

Nathan C. Smolensky1 Comment

Editor’s Note: This is the first article in our two-part series on Congress. This part discusses the issues currently causing the problems. Part II discusses how we got to this…

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