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Getting rid of the penny is like converting to the metric system: people argue for years that it is inevitable, but it never really comes to fruition. Instead it remains a staple of elementary civics discussions I always wondered who would really lobby for the penny as it...

When an administration has completely botched handling of economic issues during its first term, how does it go about seeking reelection where the economy is the most important issue? Somehow, the logical thing to do is talk about raising taxes. Ordinarily, this would be political...

I think Josh Marshall has it exactly right, Romney Telegraphing Loss: As noted this morning, Wednesday April 11th is day one of the general election.  But there are things I’m seeing that tell me that Mitt Romney is kicking off the campaign in a telling defensive...

An interesting decisionwas handed down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, written by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. The case involved employees who had downloaded confidential company information which they were permitted to access, but not permitted to share.  The issue wasn't whether the employer had...

The big news of the day is obviously Rick Santorum's decision to suspend his Presidential campaign following his 3-year old daughter's most recent bout with pneumonia which landed her in the hospital over the weekend. This sudden turn of events brings two big questions on...

If you don't already, I recommend subscribing to Minding the Campus, a web-based mag focused on the American university from The Manhattan Institute. Today, John Leo has a fun post titled "One Result of Income Inequality--Dubious Psychological Studies." As an academic specialty, psychology suffers from a...