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...Policy Review’s move to bring new ideas to campus. “There can be no better illustration of our intellectual diversity,” Law School Dean Elena Kagan wrote in an e-mail, noting that another student publication is associated with the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization. The Law & Policy Review, she added, “is clearly going to be a wonderful addition to the best set of student-run journals in the nation.” The Law & Policy Review will publish twice a year, once in the winter and once...
Thirty-seven men have been elected President since 1789, and the American people have applied two different standards in evaluating their achievements. The first was formulated by Alexander Hamilton, who test-drove the presidency in the Federalist papers. The difficulty of winning the job, he argued, virtually guaranteed it would be held by the best men. "Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity," could "elevate a man to the first honors in a single state." But only "characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue" could impress the nation as a whole. The first seven Presidents, who filled...
...tremendous step but certainly not an easy one. We could start by just not including material that is already available online. Too many coursepacks include copies of Kennedy’s speeches and "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Likewise with books: By all means, put the Federalist Papers on the reading list, but also link to them online where they are available in their entirety. And faculty members should stop requiring the newest edition of a book, and instead just recommend which of the editions are suitable. Introductory statistics has not changed significantly since...
...Thursday, Nov. 16, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) created his presidential exploratory committee and began what will likely be his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. During speeches that day to the Federalist Society and GOPAC, McCain hypothesized that the Republican Party lost the midterm elections because it had “abandoned its principles.” But as McCain explores his presidential bid, Republicans need to be wary of this rhetoric from the senator known for his bipartisanship. The Republican Party may have abandoned its principles, but John McCain is a symptom of this disease...
...Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers...