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The Universe of Universal Injunctions
Nathan Warrell November 28, 2025 In recent years, it has become evident that the contemporary decisions of the Supreme Court have drastically altered historical precedents and laid the way for future policy changes that have…
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Pennsylvania’s Broken Cyber Charter School Funding Formula
“Under Pennsylvania’s current law, districts are required to fund the entities that accelerate their decline.”
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Lost in Translation: The Past, Present, and Future of Japan’s Policy on Overtourism
“By 2034, the travel and tourism sector is expected to increase Japan’s GDP by 15.7 billion USD [8]. As more travelers are expected to continue visiting Japan, the government is faced with the choice of…
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The Freedom to Choose: How Ranked-Choice Voting Could Reshape Elections
“This year, the New York City primary highlighted ranked-choice voting as a method that could have some significant benefits as opposed to current plurality voting.”
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What Zohran Mamdani Means for Socialist Politics in America
“Whether the DSA’s golden boy succeeds during his tenure will inevitably change the course of leftist politics in America, for better or worse.”
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Race-blind Redistricting
“In order to achieve the fairest voting districts possible, states must be blind to race when drawing congressional districts.”
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EU Security. At what cost?
“Despite skepticism about the EU’s decision to include a non-EU country in defense programs, the European Commission formally recognized Turkey’s application to join the program in September.”
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Charlie Kirk and The Character Behind Communication
“It is through open dialogue, discussion, and debate that Kirk was able to win the minds and hearts of, historically, the most liberal demographic, and transformed them into a vocal powerhouse of the nation’s…
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Dirigisme or Dealmaking? The Afterlife of Bidenomics in the Second Trump Administration
Despite his campaign promise of a departure from Biden’s industrial development policies, [the Trump administration] has made various equity investments into strategic industries–such as semiconductors, steel, and rare earth minerals–utilizing funds from Biden-backed statutes such…
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Linking Housing and Health Care: Medicaid’s Role in Rental Assistance
“Flexibility from the federal government combined with creativity and proactivity from state Medicaid administrators, driven by the belief that housing is a major factor in health outcomes that the public sector has a role in…
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