The Voting Rights Act at 50
Passage of the act was paved by the sacrifices of Civil Rights activists, especially those who had recently put their bodies on the line at Selma, Alabama.
Six Hundred Years of Government Intervention in the Labor Markets
A Harvard law professor argues that the laissez-faire era in the 19th century represented a blip in a long history of powerful labor regulations.
Is Negative Political Campaigning Really So Bad?
The conventional wisdom about negative political campaigning is that it's ugly and destructive. But is it effective?
Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Years of Money in Politics
A brief history of money in politics and the ethics of political campaign spending.
Why Antitrust Progressives Didn’t Curb the Power of Big Business
The limits of Progressive ideology in curbing antitrust practices in the U.S.
Could Day Fines Improve the U.S. Justice System?
Are day fines a possible solution for the U.S. criminal justice system?
Politics and PEN
Some prominent writers have withdrawn from the PEN American Center's annual gala because of the organization's decision to give Charlie Hebdo an award.
