The Health Care Decision and Judicial Activism

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Many conservative politicians – but far fewer conservative constitutional scholars – are endorsing the views of the dissenters in the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. Much as they may dislike the statute, they should think twice about what kind of judges they want on the bench.

Election in Libya Will Reveal Consequences of Intervention

On July 7 Libyans began voting for the first time in decades.

The reason for the vote is to elect a General National Council to succeed the National Transitional Council that ruled in the wake of the deposal of Moammar Gaddafi last year and subsequently write a constitution.

[Infographic] Left vs. Right Voting Patterns

We always knew liberals and conservatives had a different way of thinking, and this infographic does a great job mirroring left versus right thinking, showing voting patterns and trends. What do you think? (Click to enlarge)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jon Huntsman on Why He's Skipping GOP Convention

"I will not be attending this year's convention, nor any Republican convention in the future, until the party focuses on a bigger, bolder, more confident future for the United States—a future based on problem solving, inclusiveness, and a willingness to address the trust deficit, which is every bit as corrosive as our fiscal and economic deficits." -former Republican presidential candidate, Jon Huntsman. 

A New Turn for Hacktivism

On Thursday online advocacy and hacktivism took an interesting turn as pro-Assad Syrian hackers took over the Twitter account of Al-Jazeera’s ‘The Stream.’ The show is “a social media community with its own daily TV show on Al-Jazeera.” Stories on their webpage cover a range of issues and all include highlights from the social media community related to the highli