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No greater mistake can be made than to think that our institutions are fixed or may not be changed for the worse. ... Increasing prosperity tends to breed indifference and to corrupt moral soundness. Glaring inequalities in condition create discontent and strain the democratic relation. The vicious are the willing, and the ignorant are unconscious instruments of political artifice. Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ... The peril of this nation is not in any foreign foe! We, the people, are its power, its peril, and its hope!
– Charles Evans Hughes
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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April 15, 2025
The Circumvention of Habeas Corpus ([link removed])
The most profound and ominous aspect of the controversy surrounding the deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García to El Salvador is that the Trump administration has figured out a way to circumvent the right of habeas corpus, not just for foreigners but also for the American people. Why is that important? Because without habeas corpus, a right that stretches all the way back to ...
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FREE TRADE
Trump Watch: More Tariff Whiplash ([link removed])
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Trump’s Tariffs Are as Bad as Bidenomics ([link removed])
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The Tariff King ([link removed])
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Common Sense
IMMIGRATION
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Standing at the Edge of the Iran War Cliff ([link removed])
by Ron Paul
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The Prospects for War in Iran and Northern Mexico ([link removed])
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The Threat Behind Trump’s Praise of McKinley & Roosevelt ([link removed])
by Ted Snider
American Conservative
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Trade Is Not Light Switch ([link removed])
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AIER
This Administration’s Mercurial Trade Policy Injures Our Economy and Our Democracy ([link removed])
by Emily Chamlee-Wright
The Unpopulist
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