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by New Dealer Matt Yglesais writes about a fight that happened in his D.C. neighborhood recently. One group called Shaw DuPont Citizens Alliances wanted a moratorium on liquor licenses in the neighborhood. A counter...

by Chris When I was in the my final year of grad school, it was not uncommon for someone to ask me, “What has all that education taught you about yourself?” And you know,...

[This has been cross-posted from Mindless Diversions.] by Mike Schilling In many Jewish families, there’s a Passover question that logically precedes the canonical Four Questions: where are we going to have the Seder this year? Perhaps...

by Kevin Blackwell Today I am in mourning. I’m not an emotional dude—so that really is saying a lot. I’m mourning one of my most prized childhood role models, famous pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben...

by Mad Rocket Scientist Recent news articles have highlighted the California system of firearms registries & confiscations.  For most news outlets, this seemed to be a ho-hum article of how the system works.  They make...

by James Hanley Earlier, here, on a post by Tod, there was a discussion about contracting out government services, with a particular focus on policing. It’s something I’ve thought about quite a bit, both...

(This is my first submission as an essayist to the League. I am not an expert in urban planning or socio-economics but they are fields that interest me. This has been a subject I...

by M.A. As I read through the responses to the question of whether Rubio and Ryan are serious about inequality, I stumbled across a hidden gem by Mark Boggs regarding the question of polling, “unskewed...

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Guns In America. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so...