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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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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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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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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The conservative dilemma in a nutshell
feature The movement's biggest stars are more concerned with their own empires than the Republican Party's fortunes
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Why Obama must strike Syria
feature It's not about humanitarianism. It's about credibility.
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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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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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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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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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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 Rand Paul's filibuster was a publicity stunt — and a wasted opportunity
feature The senator's talkathon failed to make the White House come clean about drone strikes
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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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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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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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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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