Political Science

I think this will be my only election post today. Just make sure you really know what you like. (Hat tip: Eric Kohn) … [Read more...] about You Can Vote However You Like

Scott Greenfield uses the Sarah Palin 1st Amendment flub to complain about the way non-lawyers are allowed to express opinions about the law: Whenever our politicians lack the education and knowledge to understand and appreciate how the law works, particularly the Constitution, they feel nonetheless empowered to expound on their personal view of how it should be, and what it … [Read more...] about Do You Have To Be a Lawyer?

I get campaign email of all kinds these days. In this post I would like to analyze an email message entitled "They Basically Stole Ballots" which I received from James Carville earlier today. It begins, Dear Mark, from you and your Republican counterparts, and I just can't take it anymore! I don't think all you campaign professionals are even the same species as the rest of … [Read more...] about An Email From James Carville

Reason magazine asked a number of libertarian writers a few questions about the upcoming election. Since my questionnaire was apparently lost in the mail, I figured I'd save them the trouble of updating their article by posting my answers here. 1. Who are you voting for in November? Bob Barr of the Libertarian party. If the Illinois polls suddenly close up, I'll switch to … [Read more...] about Who’s Getting My Vote?

Being an irredeemable cynic, this pretty much sums up my feelings about an Obama presidency: … [Read more...] about Someone New