Congratulations to Neil Gorsuch, who tomorrow becomes an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
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On Russian Hacking
Did the Russians hack Democrats or other individuals or entities during the recent U.S. presidential campaign? Was the cyber attack intended to influence the election, or accomplish something else? Did it actually help? From your perspective, what's more troubling: the hacking allegation itself, or the underlying illegal, unethical, or otherwise disturbing behavior it revealed?
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On The Electoral College
When is the last time you heard someone argue that a presidential election was illegitimate because the victor did not win the popular vote? Does such an argument have merit? How many times has this happened? Do you wonder why the U.S. uses an Electoral College to select the winner of a presidential election? If any of these questions piqued your interest, read on.
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On the 2016 Election Results
Today I have scores of families/friends/colleagues who are either ecstatic & thankful or horribly depressed & angry about last night's returns. Each of them are intelligent, kind, thoughtful individuals with high character and a love for people and our nation.
How is it they can see this election through such vastly different prisms?
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On the 2016 Election
One can't start a blog the week of the Presidential election, and not provide some commentary, right? So here I go.
First, some perspective: The sun will rise Wednesday morning, as it did following the contentious and controversial campaigns in 1800, 1860, 2000, and many others.