Category Archives: Justice
Judicial Restraint
Yesterday, the Supreme Court deliberated on whether the Affordable Care Act could still stand if they were to rule that the “individual mandate” is unconstitutional. For the record, Jeremiah supports the individual mandate. Congress could easily have avoided the constitutional … Continue reading
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Drug Market Intervention
Congratulations to the community of Newport News, their police, and a new strategy from criminologist David Kennedy. Drug-war tactics have pitted police against the community, often in a racial context. As The Economist puts it, Police come to be seen … Continue reading
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Stop Blaming Banks
Before any reforms, there must be an accurate diagnosis of what caused the banking crisis. It was the housing bubble, and there is plenty of blame to go around. Long ago, Congress decided to promote home ownership (out of all … Continue reading
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Oath Breakers
President Obama has directed the Justice Department not to enforce the “Defense of Marriage” Act. Supporters of gay rights must recognize that this is a bad precedent. Jeremiah hopes that DOMA will indeed be overturned – by the Supreme Court. … Continue reading
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