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War Powers, My Ass…

by | Jul 9, 2011 |

The House of Representatives recently just voted on a bill that would require the U.S. to remove its forces from Libya on the basis of the War Powers Act, arguing that the President had not received the Congressional go-ahead to keep the military in hostilities past a...

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U.S. Midterm Election Prediction Fest 2010

by | Nov 1, 2010 |

At Gallup, we are officially predicting--regardless of turnout level--at least 40 seats for Republicans.  Based on the numbers and our historical model, Republicans should land about 60+ House...

From QIZ to ROZ

by | Jul 26, 2010 |

In 2008, after kicking around the idea for a couple of years, the US formally proposed to create Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) in remote parts of Pakistan (FATA, NWFP, earthquake affected...

Two More Ideas About Prison Reform

by | Aug 20, 2009 |

After posting on prison reform last night, I opened the NYTimes this morning to find Nicholas Kristof agrees with me.: "At a time when we Americans may abandon health care reform because it...

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Two More Ideas About Prison Reform

by | Aug 20, 2009 |

After posting on prison reform last night, I opened the NYTimes this morning to find Nicholas Kristof agrees with me.: "At a time when we Americans may abandon health care reform because it supposedly is “too expensive,” how is it that we can afford to imprison people like Curtis...

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