Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Albert Camus in the Age of Covid-19

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Truth may be stranger than fiction as Mark Twain once said.   Yet fiction often speaks truth to   reality.    In the case of civilization ...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Covid-19 Reveals the Weakness of the US Public Health Infrastructure

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My latest appeared on March 25, 2020 in the  International Policy Digest. The spread of Covid -19 across the US is perplexing.   If, in ...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Mandatory Vaccines and Quarantines: Public Health and the Constitution

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I  teach constitutional law and health care policy. I  have put together as a supplement  to my  Constitutional Law in Contemporary Amer...
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Friday, March 13, 2020

What if They Gave A Revolution But Nobody Came?

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Bernie Sanders wanted a revolution but it appears that no one read the memo announcing it. The hallmark of the Sanders’ presidential cam...
Thursday, March 5, 2020

If you are Waiting for the Revolution, Please Pay Cash

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You say you want a revolution?  Apparently it does not look like young people are ready for it yet. Nor are others.  It will also not be ...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Biden, Buttigieg, and Klobuchar: It’s my party (and I’ll do what I want to)

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Lesley Gore’s famous lyrics It’s my party (and I’ll cry if I want to) are the words to define  the Democratic Party on Super Tuesday, es...
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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Mis-spending the Imaginary Minnesota Budget Surplus: What both the Democrats and Republicans Get Wrong

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The Minnesota DFL and Republican parties are about to do it again.   The “it” is engaging in irresponsible spending or tax cuts during an ...