Monday, January 29, 2018

In our post-television age, a new opening for campaign finance reform

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This blog originally appeared on January 27,  2018 in The Hill . The current laws on campaign finance and money and politics are dead. ...
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Sunday, January 21, 2018

“It could have been worse.” Assessing the Trump Presidency One Year Later

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“It could have been worse.”  That may be the nicest thing to say about the first year of the Trump presidency, but that’s much of a comp...
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

You’re Stupid, I’m Offended!: How Not to Make Friends and Influence People

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The state of political discourse in America is no better than watching a Jerry Springer show.  We have known that for years. Rush Limbaugh ...
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Monday, January 8, 2018

Oprah Winfrey for President? Trump Sets the Bar Low for the Next President

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Is Oprah Winfrey any less qualified to be president than Donald Trump?  The answer is no.  But that is the wrong question.  The correct o...
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Saturday, January 6, 2018

What I learned about the Trump Administration from reading Fire and Fury

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Not much.  If one is expecting new insights into the Trump administration packed into an exciting book, Michael Wolff will disappoint.  I fi...
Thursday, January 4, 2018

Jeff Sessions’ War on Drugs: The Sequel

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions may be the only person in America who fails to recognize that the country has fought a losing war on drugs a...
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018–A Day of Constitutional Infamy in Minnesota Politics

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January 3, 2018 might turn out to be one of the most important days in recent Minnesota history, both in terms of politics and constitutio...
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