Christopher Law

Christopher Varute Law is a young scholar from the University of California, Merced, who studied Psychology. He belongs to a Thai family and has lived most of his life in Southern California. At UC Merced, he was the Founder and President of Thai/Laos club. Law has been involved in Former Congressman Ron Paul's presidential campaign on multiple levels. Some of his policy interests are Gun Rights, Drug Policy and Vaccines. Chris considers himself a social liberal and a fiscal conservative.

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Lie-Witness Testimony

Christopher Law September 2, 2015

Today, over three hundred inmates have been released from prison after… References and Footnotes"Our Work," The Innocence Project, accessed August 30, 2015, http://www.innocenceproject.org/free-innocent. ↩Justin Rohrlich, "Why Are There Up to 120,000 Innocent People in US Prisons?” VICE News RSS, November 10, 2014, accessed September 1, 2015, https://news.vice.com/article/why-are-there-up-to-120000-innocent-people-in-us-prisons. ↩Phoebe Judge, "Jennifer Thompson," The Story, June 13, 2013, accessed August 30, 2015. ↩Marc Green, "Visual Expert Human Factors: Errors in Eyewitness Identification Procedures," accessed August 30, 2015, http://www.visualexpert.com/Resources/mistakenid.html. ↩Shoshana Guy, "Police Photo Lineups Challenged after Series of Wrongful Convictions,” NBC News, April 4, 2012, accessed August 30, 2015, http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/04/04/11014568-police-photo-lineups-challenged-after-series-of-wrongful-convictions. ↩Jonah Lehrer, "How To Improve Eyewitness Testimony," Wired.com, April 15, 2012, accessed August 30, 2015, http://www.wired.com/2012/04/how-to-improve-eyewitness-testimony ↩

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The Twisted EPA

Christopher Law August 26, 2015

In early August, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admitted… References and FootnotesMary Mallonee, "EPA Aware of ‘Blowout’ Risk for Toxic Water at Gold King Mine," CNN, August 22, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/22/us/animas-river-colorado-epa-mine-spill ↩"President Obama's Plan to Fight Climate Change," The White House, accessed August 23, 2015, https://www.whitehouse.gov/climate-change ↩Zack Colman, "Mitch McConnell Squares off against EPA Chief," Washington Examiner, April 29, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mitch-mcconnell-squares-off-against-epa-chief/article/2563746 ↩Sara Sciammacco, "New Audit Finds EPA's Approach to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Is Ineffective," EWG, September 4, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.ewg.org/release/new-audit-finds-epa-s-approach-reduce-nutrient-pollution-ineffective ↩ Paul Driessen, "More Bad Science from EPA," Jefferson Policy Journal RSS, April 10, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.jeffersonpolicyjournal.com/more-bad-science-from-epa ↩"EPA Fails to Punish Corrupt Workers, Lets Them Keep Full Pay," Judicial Watch, June 12, 2015, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2015/06/epa-fails-to-punish-corrupt-workers-lets-them-keep-full-pay ↩Michelle Malkin, "Here's Why The EPA Could Be The Most Corrupt Agency Of The Government (And That's Saying Something)," Western Journalism, August 1, 2014, accessed August 23, 2015. ↩John Vidal,  "The Great Green Land Grab," The Guardian, February 13, 2008, accessed August 23, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/feb/13/conservation. ↩

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Misguided Aid

Christopher Law August 19, 2015

The United States, being a powerful and strong… References and FootnotesMichael Warren, "Obama: Reallocate Defense Resources to Foreign Aid," February 19, 2015, accessed August 17, 2015, http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-reallocate-defense-resources-foreign-aid_845409.html. ↩“Ron Paul: Foreign Aid Takes Money From Poor In U.S., Given To Rich,” accessed August 16, 2015, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/18/ron_paul_foreign_aid_takes_money_from_poor_in_us_given_to_rich.html. ↩"U.S. National Debt Clock: Real Time," accessed August 17, 2015, http://www.usdebtclock.org ↩ Charles Abugre, "Why Foreign Aid Is Important for Africa," CNN, August 13, 2010, accessed August 16, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/13/aid.africa.abugre ↩James Glassman, "Foreign Aid: The Good And Bad," Forbes, April 8, 2011, accessed August 17, 2015, http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesglassman/2011/04/08/foreign-aid-the-good-and-bad ↩Dambisa Moyo, "Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa," WSJ, March 21, 2009, accessed August 16, 2015, http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123758895999200083. ↩Daud Mustafa, Abdul-Hakeem Kilishi, and Sa'ad Akanbi, "Corruption and Foreign Aid Nexus in the African Continent: An Empirical Analysis for Nigeria," Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development 6 (2015). ↩James Peron, "The Sorry Record of Foreign Aid in Africa,” Foundation for Economic Education, August 1, 2001, Accessed August 17, 2015, http://fee.org/freeman/the-sorry-record-of-foreign-aid-in-africa. ↩Gaetano Venezia, "The Failings of Foreign Aid and Our Obligation to Consume,” (2015). Senior Honors Theses. Paper 69. ↩Celia Dugger, "Charity Finds That U.S. Food Aid for Africa Hurts Instead of Helps," The New York Times, August 14, 2007, accessed August 17, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/world/americas/14iht-food.4.7116855.html?pagewanted=all. ↩Gaetano Venezia, "The Failings of Foreign Aid and Our Obligation to Consume,” (2015). Senior Honors Theses. Paper 69. ↩

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Gunning for Rights

Christopher Law August 5, 2015

In the beginning of July, ex-CNN anchor Lynne Russel told gun control activists… References and FootnotesChuckRoss, "Ex-CNN Anchor Tells Gun Control Activists To ‘Shut The F*** Up,’" Daily Caller, July 6, 2015, accessed August 3, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/06/ex-cnn-anchor-tells-gun-control-activists-to-shut-the-f-up ↩Eun Kim, "Piers Morgan: 'I Don't Regret Standing Up' for Gun Control," Today, October 6, 2014, Accessed August 2, 2015, http://www.today.com/news/piers-morgan-i-dont-regret-standing-gun-control-2D80195975. ↩Billy Hallowell, "5 of the Most Absurd Gun Comments from Joe Biden," The Blaze, April 12, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015,  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/12/joe-bidens-5-most-absurd-quotes-about-firearms-and-gun-owners ↩ "CONGRESS’ 20 BIGGEST GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES," The Daily Beast, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/01/13/congress-20-biggest-gun-rights-advocates.html#slide2. ↩Billy Hallowell, "5 of the Most Absurd Gun Comments from Joe Biden," The Blaze, April 12, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015,  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/12/joe-bidens-5-most-absurd-quotes-about-firearms-and-gun-owners ↩ Aamer Madhani, "Murders, Shootings on the Rise in Chicago," USA Today, April 2, 2015, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/01/chicago-murders-shootings/70787110 ↩John Lott, "Murder and Homicide Rates before and after Gun Bans,” Crime Prevention Research Center, December 1, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2013/12/murder-and-homicide-rates-before-and-after-gun-bans ↩ Larry Copel, "Georgia Town Not Alone in Using Gun Law as 'deterrent,'" USA Today, April 2, 2013, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/02/georgia-town-not-alone-in-using-gun-law-as-deterrent/2048059 ↩"Where'd They Get Their Guns?" VPC, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990420.htm. ↩ LoisBeckett, "What We Actually Know About the Connections Between Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and Gun Violence," Pacific Standard, June 10, 2014, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/actually-know-connections-mental-illness-mass-shootings-gun-violence-83103. ↩Perry Chiaramonte, "'No One Helped Her': NJ Woman Murdered by Ex While Awaiting Gun Permit," Fox News, June 10, 2015, Accessed August 3, 2015, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/06/10/no-one-helped-her-nj-woman-murdered-by-ex-while-waiting-for-gun-permit ↩

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Immigration Reformation

Christopher Law July 29, 2015

As of 2012, 5.9 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico were reported living in… References and Footnotes Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana, and Jens Krogstad, "What We Know about Illegal Immigration from Mexico," Pew Research Center, July 15, 2015, accessed July 26, 2015, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/15/what-we-know-about-illegal-immigration-from-mexico ↩ChrisMoody, "Donald Trump Digs in on Immigration," CNN, July 9, 2015, accessed July 27, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/politics/trump-immigration-rapists-mexicans-clinton ↩TomPorter, "Mexican Drug Cartels Wage War with Grenades in US Border Wars," IBTimes, August 15, 2014, accessed July 26, 2015, http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mexican-drug-cartels-wage-war-grenades-us-border-wars-1461316. ↩Carrie Dan, "The Arguments for and against Immigration Reform," NBC News, April 12, 2013, accessed July 26, 2015 ↩"Hazleton, PA Anti-Immigrant Law Is Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules," American Civil Liberties Union, September 9, 2010, accessed July 26, 2015, https://www.aclu.org/news/hazleton-pa-anti-immigrant-law-unconstitutional-federal-appeals-court-rules ↩"White House: Obama Hasn't Decided on Immigration Specifics," Potus Operandi, November 12, 2014, accessed July 28, 2015, http://blogs.rollcall.com/white-house/white-house-obama-hasnt-decided-on-immigration-specifics/?dcz ↩"Did President Obama Grant Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants Without Congress?" Ask Heritage, accessed July 28, 2015. https://www.askheritage.org/did-president-obama-grant-amnesty-to-illegal-immigrants-without-congress ↩"An Immigration Stimulus: The Economic Benefits of a Legalization Program," accessed July 26, 2015, http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/immigration-stimulus-economic-benefits-legalization-program. ↩Ed. Krayewski, "A Libertarian Solution to Immigration Reform," Reason, March 4, 2014, accessed July 26, 2015, http://reason.com/archives/2014/03/04/libertarian-answer-to-immigration-reform. ↩

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The Abstinence Agenda

Christopher Law July 22, 2015

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the 2013 birth rate… References and Footnotes"About Teen Pregnancy," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 9, 2014, accessed July 21, 2015, http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm ↩"U.S. Government Is Still Funding Dubious Abstinence-Only Sex Education Program," July 6, 2015, accessed July 19, 2015, http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/us-government-is-still-funding-dubious-abstinence-only-sex-education-program-150706?news=856889 ↩"Facts on American Teens' Sources of Information About Sex," Facts on American Teens' Sources of Information About Sex, February 1, 2012, accessed July 19, 2015, https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Teen-Sex-Ed.html ↩M. Chevrette and H. Abenhaim, "Do State-Based Policies Have an Impact on Teen Birth Rates and Teen Abortion Rates in the United States?" Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology, 2014. ↩“Teens in Montana Told that Condoms Cause Cancer,” Feministing, 2005, accessed July 19, 2015, http://feministing.com/2005/05/12/teens_in_montana_told_that_con ↩"Birth Control Pills - Types, Effectiveness, and Side Effects of Birth Control Pills," WebMD, accessed July 19, 2015. ↩Chris Collins, Priya Alagiri, and Todd Summers, "Abstinence Only vs Comprehensive Sex Education," AIDS Policy Research Center and Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, 2002. ↩