March 5, 2013 Right Said: Giving Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act the Boot By Jeffrey M. Robin Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the case of Shelby County, Alabama vs. Holder. The case concerns Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which stipulates that particular area...
January 29, 2013 [Right Said] Obama is Back and More Liberal Than Ever By Jeffrey M. Robin Just in case you missed it or decided not to tune in, the president made another bluntly polemical campaign speech last Monday. No, the 2014 midterm elections haven’t already started (yet). I am, of course, referring t...
January 29, 2010 Afghan War Satisfies No One By Jeffrey M. Robin Ever since the election of Barack Obama as president, the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy has shifted from the war in Iraq to Afghanistan, and this renewed focus has stirred up a hornet's nest of debate and controver...