Jeb Golinkin
Jeb Golinkin is an attorney from Houston, Texas. You can follow him on twitter @jgolinkin.
Latest articles by Jeb Golinkin
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How establishment Republicans can bounce back from Cantor's loss
feature It's time to knock on some doors...
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Why Mike Bloomberg's gun control ads backfired
feature For Southern senators, being attacked by hizzoner is something to brag about
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The GOP should listen to Newt Gingrich
feature He makes a strong case for restraint in the wake of scandal
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Why Obama won't close Guantanamo
feature The president's big policy speech was all smoke and mirrors
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ObamaCare's growing Medicaid problem
feature More people are enrolling in Medicaid than expected. And that's more bad news for the White House.
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Why parents should let their kids play dangerous sports
The Explainer Parental fear threatens to deprive many young people of the lessons of organized athletics — lessons they cannot learn anywhere else
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The assault weapons ban: A case study in the politics of frivolity
feature Once again, our lawmakers cloak unpassable legislation in base-pleasing rhetoric
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What the fiscal-cliff deal says about Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor
feature One man wants to be president. The other craves the speaker's gavel
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Obama's spectacular speech — and how it dooms his push for gun regulation
feature Now the NRA can rely on widespread animus to Obama to crush the renewed push for tighter gun laws
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What the Susan Rice pick says about Obama
feature Hint: He's still convinced Benghazi is no big deal, even though it is
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The death penalty's hidden injustice
feature I believe capital punishment is a just sentence in many cases. But it can also be used as a cudgel to hurt the innocent
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The Citizens United myth
feature Why the case liberals love to hate is not the problem they think it is
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, abortion, and the future of gay marriage
feature The liberal justice's misgivings on Roe v. Wade may guide her vote on the Supreme Court's gay marriage cases
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'Stephen Colbert's sister' represents the worst of American politics
feature Name one thing Elizabeth Colbert Busch stands for
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Why is the GOP trying to commit political suicide?
feature Congressional Republicans seem intent on behaving like children and, in doing so, making the president look positively reasonable by comparison
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What I learned from David Frum
feature My mentor is abandoning his role as conservative blogging's heretic-in-chief. Believe it or not, you will all miss him.
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Why does anyone still watch The Newsroom?
feature I'm a big Sorkin fan. But my devotion to his latest awful creation betrays an embarrassing elitism
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Why we shouldn't applaud the 'courage' of politicians backing gay marriage
feature It doesn't take guts to endorse an increasingly popular position
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Ben Carson should not run for president
feature The GOP's infatuation with the good doctor is indicative of larger problems
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Sarah Palin's Fox return proves conservative media outlets don't care about conservatism
feature Instead, they care about making money
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How the Supreme Court will rule on gay marriage: A prediction
feature One opinion from John Roberts. One opinion from Anthony Kennedy. And crucial questions left unanswered
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Sarah Palin's mind-bogglingly incoherent immigration reform critique
feature Perhaps we should no longer be surprised when the former half-term Alaska governor jabs at GOP colleagues weighs in on public policy. And yet...
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Our catastrophic public education system
feature New standardized tests give an awfully poor picture of New York City schools
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What Afghanistan can teach us about arming Syria's rebels
feature Some of these weapons will surely be turned against U.S. soldiers one day
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