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January 21, 2014|Aaron Wildavsky, Adam Freedman, Federalism, Manhattan Institute, Minnesota, New York Times, Political Polarization, Wisconsin

Polarized States: A Quick Update

by Michael S. Greve|

A few weeks ago I blogged political polarization among states, and the potential upsides. The topic has traction. Adam Freedman and the Manhattan Institute have a fine take here. And the New York Times has two feature-length pieces here and here. Mirabile dictu, these actually convey information. The first piece examines the national political strategies (on both sides) to shape state politics: hugely interesting. The pessimistic interpretation is that states are becoming mere staging grounds for national winner-takes-all combat. The optimistic interpretation: it’s good that the combatants have to fight state-by-state. It diffuses and compartmentalizes the conflicts. The second piece is on…

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September 14, 2012|Adam Freedman, Garett Jones, PERC, Richard Reinsch, Steven Hayward

Friday Roundup, September 14th

by Richard M. Reinsch II|

Garett Jones, the newest addition to Econ Log's blogging powerhouse, argues that debt is a sticky price. Overlawyered provides a roundup of links on the Chicago teachers' strike. Re: the Chicago teachers' strike, don't miss this excellent piece from Daniel DiSalvo on "The Trouble with Public Sector Unions." Steven Hayward highlights PERC and their authentic and effective advocacy of protecting the environment through property rights and markets. Adam Freedman posts at Point of Law on why the FDA's "graphic" cigarette warnings won't be coming to a store near you. Internal emails reveal potential bias against conservatives at the Harvard Law Human Rights Journal?

Book Reviews

A Mirror of the 20th-Century Congress

by Joseph Postell

Wright undermined the very basis of his local popularity—the decentralized nature of the House—by supporting reforms that gave power to the party leaders.

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The Graces of Flannery O'Connor

by Henry T. Edmondson III

O'Connor's correspondence is a goldmine of piercing insight and startling reflections on everything from literature to philosophy to raising peacocks.

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Liberty Classics

Rereading Politica in the Post-Liberal Moment

by Glenn A. Moots

Althusius offers a rich constitutionalism that empowers persons to thrive alongside one another in deliberate communities.

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James Fenimore Cooper and the American Experiment

by Melissa Matthes

In The American Democrat, James Fenimore Cooper defended democracy against both mob rule and majority tyranny.

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Podcasts

Stuck With Decadence

A discussion with Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat discusses with Richard Reinsch his new book The Decadent Society.

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Can the Postmodern Natural Law Remedy Our Failing Humanism?

A discussion with Graham McAleer

Graham McAleer discusses how postmodern natural law can help us think more coherently about human beings and our actions.

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Did the Civil Rights Constitution Distort American Politics?

A discussion with Christopher Caldwell

Christopher Caldwell discusses his new book, The Age of Entitlement.

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America, Land of Deformed Institutions

A discussion with Yuval Levin

Yuval Levin pinpoints that American alienation and anger emerges from our weak political, social, and religious institutions.

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