Category Archives: Domestic Affairs

One of the Most Heartless Articles I’ve Ever Read

This article, by conservative commentator Michael Barone, argued that the rising cost of college is due to government subsidies. Specifically, college is so expensive because the government keeps on trying to give money to poor people to attend college: Continue reading

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Why Don’t Republicans Use the Word “Middle-Class”?

The 2008 presidential election was all about the middle-class. Americans worried about how the recession would affect the middle-class, whether or not the middle-class was in decline, and what could be done to revive the middle-class. The 2012 presidential election looks as if it will be waged on the same themes. Continue reading

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What It’s Like To Be A Republican Legislator in California

I recently had the opportunity to visit California’s State Assembly and watch the legislature in action. I think this opportunity provided me a deeper understanding of the problem ailing California politics. Continue reading

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Regulating For-Profit Colleges: A Much-Needed Reform

Recently the Department of Education unveiled new regulations for colleges. These regulations are aimed at for-profit colleges such as Kaplan University and the University of Phoenix, although they apply to all forms of higher education in general.

The rules stop federal funding for programs whose graduating students consistently default on their student debt. Continue reading

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A Proposal to Redistrict California: San Diego

This is part of a proposal outlining one possible way to redistrict California.

This post will concentrate on the San Diego region. Continue reading

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