Schultz's Take

The blog of Hamline University professor David Schultz

Friday, June 30, 2017

Trump's America

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The best thing one can say about Trump’s America as we approach the fourth of July is the practice for free speech he exudes in his tweets...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Trump, Congress, and Georgia: How the Democrats created their own political disaster

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Democrat Jon Ossoff lost in a special congressional election in Georgia. It should have meant nothing but instead it meant everything for al...
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Friday, June 16, 2017

A Tale of Two Cities: Reflections on the Minneapolis and St. Paul Mayoral Races

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Minneapolis and St Paul are two cities.  No, not two separate cities, but two cities each within themselves. Both are shining cities on the...
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Saturday, June 10, 2017

Trump and Obstruction of Justice: What did the President do and why?

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The penultimate question of the 1973-74 Senate Judiciary Committee investigation of Richard Nixon and Watergate was Republican Senator Howar...
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Saturday, June 3, 2017

Minnesota's Constitutional Crisis

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Minnesota is in the middle of a constitutional crisis.  As is true with most constitutional crises, it is a crisis precipitated by a politi...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Prosecuting Police Misconduct--Why it will be hard to get a conviction in the Castile case

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Note:  For seven years I taught criminal justice classes, including a course that included examination of police  civil and criminal liabili...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The Entirely Predictable Minnesota Special Session

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A special session for the Minnesota State Legislature was entirely predictable.  One practically could guarantee after the 2016 elections t...
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Professor in the political science department at Hamline University where he teaches classes in American politics, public policy and administration, and ethics. Schultz holds an appointment at the University of Minnesota law school and teaches election law, state constitutional law, and professional responsibility. He has authored/edited 30 books, 12 legal treatises, and more than 100 articles on topics including civil service reform, election law, eminent domain, constitutional law, public policy, legal and political theory, and the media and politics. In addition to 25+ years teaching, he has worked in government as a director of code enforcement and for a community action agency as an economic and housing planner.
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