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  • Why High Voter Participation is Overrated

    Why High Voter Participation is Overrated0

    Elections in free and open societies are often judged on voter participation rates. Pundits and scholars point to cases of poor voter turnout to support claims that our democracy is slowly decaying. This view is flawed. Voters are often uninformed, and higher voter turnout would do nothing to address this problem.   Voters are regular

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  • The Ideology of Statue Smashing

    The Ideology of Statue Smashing0

    • August 29, 2018

    Statue smashing is back in the news. One night last week, University of North Carolina students pulled down “Silent Sam,” a bronze monument to students and faculty of the university who fought as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. The bronze figure is portrayed as static, quiet and without ammunition for his gun—and facing northward—apparently

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  • Existing Law Didn’t Protect Victims From the Jacksonville Shooter. It Left Them Defenseless.

    Existing Law Didn’t Protect Victims From the Jacksonville Shooter. It Left Them Defenseless.0

    This past weekend, a competitor at a video game competition in Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly opened fire on fellow gamers, killing two and wounding 10 before taking his own life. It appears that, like so many mass public shooters before him, current gun laws should have been enough to prevent him from possessing firearms. And once

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