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To Boldly Go Where No Congress Has Gone Before
By Sean Kennedy

The 113^th Congress is headed toward a very humble place in the record books by passing the fewest number of bills signed into law since that statistic was first tracked more than 70 years ago.  Thus far, the House and Senate have passed only...more

The Brave New World of Intellectual Piracy
By Deborah Collier

By any standard, the Pirates of the Caribbean have nothing on the antics of the pirates of India.  An April 2013 Indian Supreme Court decision has handed over the keys to the castle, and declared... more

Geez, Louise: Let’s Squeeze the GSEs!
By William M. Christian

Joe and Teresa Giudice, aka one of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” are fresh off of a 39-count indictment for mail fraud, wire/bank/bankruptcy fraud and making false statements on mortgage... more

Revive the Yucca Mountain Project
By P.J. Austin

On August 13, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Obama administration must resume consideration of Yucca Mountain as a repository for the nation’s nuclear waste.  The ruling was the latest event in the quest to resolve the decades-old battle over where the country should store its... more

Fraudsters Eating Your Lunch
By: Elizabeth Wright 

In July, the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) released an investigative report entitled, “Fraudulent School Lunch Program Applications Filed by Public Employees.”  The OSC discovered that 83 public employees, 26... more

Rotten to the (Common) Core
By William M. Christian

Starting in mid-August, children began returning to classrooms across the country.  The individuals who work in school districts have the most personal (and visceral) contact of any level of government, especially since parents entrust them with their progeny.  But this close relationship may be supplanted by mandates from on...more

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