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From afar, of course, this rhetorical crossfire can seem almost comically absurd. But as history has shown, it doesn't take much for a meaningless rock to become a battleground. It's a lesson that both sides would do well to remember.
What do O.J. Simpson and Pharaoh of the Old Testament have in common? As of last Monday, both have benefited from the legal counsel of Alan Dershowitz. The Frankfurter Professor of Law showed off his debating chops by defending the notorious anti-Semite before an anything-but-impartial jury in...
Before venturing into the immigration debate, you should probably select your rhetorical weapons. Are we dealing with “undocumented immigrants” or “illegal aliens”? Does the McCain-Kennedy bill recently approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee allow for “earned...
In doing so, they strategically sidestep the most salient dimension of illegal immigration—that millions of immigrant families have already settled down as Americans. The law is effective only in so far as it can be applied practically and humanely. It would be a shame to let a...
It is unclear just how much Fernndez means to challenge this, even though his Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) is slightly left (but pro-business) and his upbringing quite modest. His mother fled the island to work as a seamstress in a New York City garment factory, which afforded Leonel...