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Published in: openSecurityBehind the surge of unaccompanied child migrants to the US
Politicians fighting over immigration still don't understand how violence continues to drive people out of Central America.
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Published in: HomeUS Republicans are not alone: fear and hatred on the campaign trail
The blame game allows these commonly quite similar parties in practice to distinguish themselves from each other in rhetoric.
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in America, part 6: What's wrong with democracy in America?
What happens when transgression from a big and biased backstage arena is institutionalised, is that power shifts:...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in America, part 5: What's wrong with Congress?
Obstructive members of Congress blame others, of course, the president in particular, but the failing institution in...
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Published in: HomeOn election day, let Texas voters tip their hats to Hong Kong
On November 4, long lines of unarmed Texas voters can salute American democracy’s counterparts and admirers abroad...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in America, part 4: What's wrong with the Supreme Court?
Why the president and members of Congress are as fearful as they are now of criticizing a politicized Court which...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in America, part 3: What's wrong with court activism?
The present Supreme Court is activist in all three meanings of the term: it accepts cases that it should not take...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in America, part 2: What's wrong with signing statements?
In his first election campaign, President Obama committed to ending this habit of undermining legislation – but he's...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in America, part 1: What's wrong with gerrymandering?
Introducing a system that enables the powerful to cheat democracy and to disenfranchise voters.