Archive for February, 2015
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Democracy Unbalanced
Posted on February 10, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Where is Robert Byrd, now that the Senate really needs him? The former long-serving senator from West Virginia was a stickler for congressional prerogatives....
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The Common Carrier
Posted on February 6, 2015
In English common law, a common carrier transports products or people from one place to another. In America, that evolved from products and people to include telephonic and radio communications....
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Tax Reform and Ireland
Posted on February 5, 2015
I had lunch yesterday with several friends who work closely with the government of Ireland, and the subject turned to the coming elections over there. Like in the UK, you...
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Vaccinate Please!
Posted on February 4, 2015
James Phipps probably doesn’t ring much of bell for any of you. Neither does Edward Jenner. Phipps was the poor English boy who became the subject of an experiment that...
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Characteristics of The Front-Runner
Posted on February 2, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill). The race for the Republican nomination is not as wide open as some analysts think. It is often said that the GOP tends to...
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