The landscape of income-restricted development has changed dramatically over the past half-century. During the era of public housing construction, the federal government directly provided loans and covered debt service for local housing authorities, ...
Truth is a fickle matter. It prowls the crevices of bias and roams the pith of dissent. It snakes through equivocation, hiding from politics and eluding online discourse. Even as we increasingly hunger for it, truth languishes in the growing fissures...
During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text on the screen highlighted how one out of two girl...
If these voting laws aren’t overturned, polling places could be much emptier than this one in November’s election. Image courtesy of “Muffet/calliope” on Flickr. Two weeks ago, NPR aired a feature on its program “All Things ...
If these voting laws aren’t overturned, polling places could be much emptier than this one in November’s election. Image courtesy of “Muffet/calliope” on Flickr. Two weeks ago, NPR aired a feature on its program “All Things ...
Romney’s new ad is a Frankenstein of formerly-discarded messaging strategies. Will it work? Supposedly, Mitt Romney crossed the “choice versus referendum” line when choosing Paul Ryan. But this week of new ads, criticism within the ...
Romney’s new ad is a Frankenstein of formerly-discarded messaging strategies. Will it work? Supposedly, Mitt Romney crossed the “choice versus referendum” line when choosing Paul Ryan. But this week of new ads, criticism within the ...
In SCOTUSblog’s recent article, “Same-sex marriage symposium: Justice Scalia’s constitutional case for gay marriage,” author Dale Carpenter argues that Scalia’s dissent in Lawrence v. Thomas (2003) will actually help the Court decide in f...
In SCOTUSblog’s recent article, “Same-sex marriage symposium: Justice Scalia’s constitutional case for gay marriage,” author Dale Carpenter argues that Scalia’s dissent in Lawrence v. Thomas (2003) will actually help the Court decide in f...
The fabled “undecided voter” gets a bad rap in SNL’s Digital Short this week (granted, so has the Chronicles of Narnia and President Ahmadinejad in the past). But amazingly, SNL’s dumbed-down undecideds—“What happe...
The fabled “undecided voter” gets a bad rap in SNL’s Digital Short this week (granted, so has the Chronicles of Narnia and President Ahmadinejad in the past). But amazingly, SNL’s dumbed-down undecideds—“What happe...
The topics for the first presidential debate have been announced and education is not on the agenda. The economy dominates half of the planned topics, which is unsurprising. But the recently ended teachers strike in Chicago has put education back on ...
The topics for the first presidential debate have been announced and education is not on the agenda. The economy dominates half of the planned topics, which is unsurprising. But the recently ended teachers strike in Chicago has put education back on ...
Given Mitt Romney’s recent comments surrounding the “47 percent” and their “entitlement” dependence, I believe this column might be particularly relevant. Especially cogent here is the affective analysis of the writer, Prof. William Connoll...
Given Mitt Romney’s recent comments surrounding the “47 percent” and their “entitlement” dependence, I believe this column might be particularly relevant. Especially cogent here is the affective analysis of the writer, Prof. William Connoll...
Many Americans’ first exposure to Chief Justice John Roberts was in January 2009 when he made a mistake reading the Oath of Office to President Obama at the inauguration ceremony. Before then, he was a somewhat “under-the-radar” member of the C...
Many Americans’ first exposure to Chief Justice John Roberts was in January 2009 when he made a mistake reading the Oath of Office to President Obama at the inauguration ceremony. Before then, he was a somewhat “under-the-radar” member of the C...
The message from GED-prep organizations, states, and even the GED Testing Service is the same: take the test now. For those preparing for the GED, there are just a couple of years left before 2014, when a major redesign, including a shift to exclusiv...
The message from GED-prep organizations, states, and even the GED Testing Service is the same: take the test now. For those preparing for the GED, there are just a couple of years left before 2014, when a major redesign, including a shift to exclusiv...
Obama isn’t the only candidate whose numbers are rising. So is the collective fate of a Senate that could remain in Democratic hands. There’s any number of guesses for why it’s happening, but as Nate Silver breaks it down, the odds ...
Obama isn’t the only candidate whose numbers are rising. So is the collective fate of a Senate that could remain in Democratic hands. There’s any number of guesses for why it’s happening, but as Nate Silver breaks it down, the odds ...
A new leaked video records Mitt Romney speaking at an unnamed, undated private fundraiser. Coincidentally, new data released hours beforehand suggested that this week could make or break the Romney campaign. Depending on how the week plays out, then...
A new leaked video records Mitt Romney speaking at an unnamed, undated private fundraiser. Coincidentally, new data released hours beforehand suggested that this week could make or break the Romney campaign. Depending on how the week plays out, then...
Not that anyone will need this, but the Romney video isn’t wrong—it’s just plain weird. By now, we’ve all seen it: In the recording, Governor Romney whips out a fan-favorite talking point—that 47% of Americans can simply be expected to vote...
Not that anyone will need this, but the Romney video isn’t wrong—it’s just plain weird. By now, we’ve all seen it: In the recording, Governor Romney whips out a fan-favorite talking point—that 47% of Americans can simply be expected to vote...
As Constitution Daily announced eight months ago, 2012 marks the 225th anniversary of the United States Constitution, which was signed into law on September 17, 1787. This landmark year may not seem all that impressive when one considers, for a momen...
As Constitution Daily announced eight months ago, 2012 marks the 225th anniversary of the United States Constitution, which was signed into law on September 17, 1787. This landmark year may not seem all that impressive when one considers, for a momen...