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...opinions. Some wondered if this was an offer on his part to split the difference between the rival camps, but no one wonders anymore. In two terms, Roberts has not taken a single position on a high-profile case that you would not expect a darling of the conservative Federalist Society to take...
...prospects for the government are mixed at best. On the one hand, conservative court members might bridle at anti-federalist infringement on states' rights to execute prisoners. On the other hand, the conservatives are firm believers in expanded presidential powers. The left, similarly, is torn between supporting American compliance with international law, but not wanting to affirm executive branch control over its application...
...Fred Thompson--who, whether or not he's a true conservative, has certainly played one on TV. But with reminders that in real life he supported the hated campaign-finance-reform bill, lobbied for family-planning groups, didn't go to church and was enough of a federalist to leave the definition of marriage to the individual states, it didn't take long for Thompson's halo to dim. Lest anyone remain smitten, Focus on the Family leader James Dobson sent his followers a rocket in September, writing "He has no passion, no zeal and no apparent 'want...
...Start a National-Service Academy Picture West Point, but instead of learning how to fire an M-4 and reading The Art of War, students would be studying the Federalist papers and learning how to transform a failing public school. Conceived by two former Teach for America corps members, Chris Myers Asch and Shawn Raymond, the U.S. Public Service Academy would give undergraduates a four-year education in exchange for a five-year commitment to public service after they graduate. The idea is to provide a focused education for people who will serve in the public sector - either the federal...
Then again, anonymity can protect the innocent as well as the guilty. As privacy advocates will be ecstatically eager to remind you, Common Sense and The Federalist were both first published anonymously. In countries where governments don't respect free speech, anonymity is a priceless resource. Right now the Chinese city of Xiamen is trying to ban anonymous Web postings after citizens used the Internet to organize a protest against a new chemical plant...