Political Science

Barack Obama is going to piss me off in all kinds of ways over the next four to eight years, but now, in this time of dreams between the election and the inauguration, I'm enjoying the fact that the United States of America is going to have a black president. I see at least three good things coming out of this: First, it says a lot of good things about our country and our … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Future

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?