Progressive Activists Look to Courts to Undermine the Electoral College

March 5, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where the White House's current occupant apparently is so unacceptable to some liberals that they want judges to "improve" the Electoral College system that put him there. Jarrett Stepman has thoughts. Amnesty for one group of illegal immigrants jeopardizes national security, Ken Cuccinelli writes. Why not guarantee a basic income for everybody? Mimi Teixeira looks at past failures. Plus: Stepman on the telemedicine trend, Robert Kuykendall on blacklisting the NRA, John Cooper on the challenge of "Black Panther," and your thoughts on making schools safer.
Commentary Progressive Activists Look to Courts to Undermine the Electoral College A new lawsuit, spearheaded by Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig and filed in four states, charges that the "winner-take-all" element of how states divvy up their Electoral College votes is unconstitutional. Read More
Commentary The Government Has Already Tried Universal Basic Income. Here's What Happened. In the 1970s, the government ran four random control experiments across six states to try the negative income tax, a similar policy proposal that was popular at the time. Read More
Commentary DACA Is a Cheap Amnesty Ploy Elites never mention that the millions of law-abiding and hardworking immigrants who enter our country legally—some after waiting over a decade to join this place we call home—are getting delayed and punished for following the law. Read More
Commentary 'Black Panther' Points Us All Toward Common Ground The heroes in this film's story are the ones who are willing to engage, willing to change, willing to act on behalf of others. They are the ones who demonstrate compassion, even for those different than themselves. Read More
Commentary Corporations That Cut Ties With NRA Aren't Being Neutral. Customers Know Better. Despite recently ending its relationship with the NRA, United Airlines remains a financial supporter of abortion giant Planned Parenthood. Read More
Commentary I Tried Telemedicine and Was Amazed. Here's Why It Can Be a Huge Aid This Flu Season. While hospitals and urgent care clinics are filled up with patients waiting for treatment, there are other innovative options available that can deliver treatment to patients faster and with more cost effectiveness. Read More
Commentary We Hear You: Politics and School Safety After the Massacre in Parkland, Florida "There are thousands of cases every year where some good person with a gun stops one or more bad guys using guns to try to commit a crime. Unfortunately, these cases get precious little media coverage, probably because they don't fit the media's agenda," writes Ken Marx. Read More
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