Latest articles by Jeb Golinkin
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The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling: Vast right-wing conspiracy, or common sense?
feature Evaluating the logic driving the court's contentious ruling
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The dangerous precedent of Mohamed Morsi's ouster
feature For any country to establish an enduring system of democratic governance, its citizens must develop an allegiance to their particular system of choosing leaders
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Europe's boneheaded decision on life sentences without parole
feature A human rights court declares that life sentences without the possibility of parole are "inhumane and degrading"
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Meet Greg Abbott: Rick Perry's heir apparent
feature The man likely to be Texas' next governor is a lot more like George W. Bush than Rick Perry
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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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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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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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How Obama could have avoided gun-control failure
feature In politics, words matter. And on gun control, the White House picked the wrong words.
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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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For better or worse, ObamaCare is changing U.S. health care
feature The question we should ask, over and over, is whether a provision incentivizes the right behavior at the systemic level
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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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Apparently, the 2016 presidential campaign is already in full swing
feature If the perpetual campaign never stops long enough for politicians to actually govern, how are we to know which candidates to vote for?
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Memo to Marco Rubio: Don't do it!
The Explainer The response to the State of the Union is a trap
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The Tea Party has sold out
feature A grassroots movement has been turned into a money-making political brand
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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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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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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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Don't be fooled by March Madness: College basketball is in trouble
feature Yes, the tournament is exciting. But the game itself is a mess
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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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Bob Woodward is no Bradley Manning
feature The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald gets it wrong by comparing the two
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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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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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The morally serious argument of the pro-gun lobby
feature Many gun-rights advocates fundamentally reject the premise that the government is capable of protecting its citizens. And with good reason
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