Policy Corner

Purchasing a President

President Obama is nearing the end of his term, and accordingly the media… References and Footnotes"Super PAC Spending,” LA Times, accessed August 18, 2015 ↩"The 'Citizens United' Decision and Why It Matters," Center for Public Integrity, October 18, 2012, accessed August 19, 2015, http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/10/18/11527/citizens-united-decision-and-why-it-matters. ↩

Breaking: Attackers open fire at Inland Regional Center

Another shooting occurred in the U.S. as assailants open fired…

Choosing the Voters

In recent years, Congress has passed very few pieces of… References and FootnotesThomas Friedman, "Our Democracy Is at Stake," The New York Times, Oct. 1, 2013. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩

Helping with the Mess: The Federal Reserve’s Efforts

The Federal Reserve chose once again not to… References and FootnotesYlan Mui, "Donald Trump Just Had Some Pretty Interesting Things to Say about the Economy," Washington Post, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩"Sanders Statement on Fed Leaving Interest Rates Unchanged," Bernie Sanders Press Release, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩ Bernie Becker, "Americans Prefer Small Business to Big," TheHill, July 6, 2015, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩"Small Business/Large Business Relationships," Inc.com, accessed September 28, 2015. ↩

Week in Review: Nov. 20, 2015

This week in the news: Terrorists strike again,former…

Preventing the New Cold War

During the third 2012 Presidential debate, President Obama mocked… References and FootnotesJaime Fuller, "Was Mitt Romney Right about Russia (and Everything Else)? A Look Back at His Campaign Predictions," Washington Post, Mar. 20, 2014. ↩ Matthew Continetti, "How to Confront Vladimir Putin," National Review Online, Oct. 10, 2015. ↩ Graham Allison, "U.S.-Russia Relations: What Would Henry Kissinger Do?" The National Interest, Sept. 28, 2015. ↩Ibid. ↩Henry Kissinger, "A Path Out of the Middle East Collapse,” WSJ, Oct. 16, 2015. ↩Matthew Continetti, "How to Confront Vladimir Putin," National Review Online, Oct. 10, 2015. ↩Thomas Graham, "Russia's Syria Surprise (And What America Should Do about It)," The National Interest, Sept. 15, 2015. ↩