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Duke Law prof hearts IRS, takes heat
Lawrence Zelenak teaches at Duke Law school and has recently written a book and an New York Times piece on the reasons why he likes the income tax system. In…
Duke University School of Law
law school in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
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“Progressive” educational policy — from wasteful to authoritarian
Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute writes about disturbing trends in “progressive” educational policy here. To begin with, the Obama regime plans to keep throwing more money into the…
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New Carolina Journal Online features
This week’s Carolina Journal Online Friday interview features a conversation with Duke law professor Scott Silliman about the legal and policy issues associated with “killing by drone.” John Hood’s Daily…
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This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
With North Carolina’s economy still lagging behind most of its neighbors and much of the rest of the country, John Hood has outlined a new state investment plan in the…
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Monday at JLF: “Killing by Drone: Issues of Law and Policy”
Don’t miss Monday’s luncheon at JLF in downtown Raleigh featuring Scott L. Silliman, Professor of the Practice of Law and Director Emeritus, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke Law School.…
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Another Terrible Mistake
Shawn Massey’s story should shake every North Carolinian to the core. Thank goodness Duke’s law school got involved. Massey’s release comes on the heels of Greg Taylor’s release from prison…
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Visions vs. Reality
To put in perspective some of the praise we received for seeing our local fiscal train wreck coming, super-human powers of observation were not required. Just the proper understanding of…
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What does it feel like to be a libertarian these days?
Professor John Hasnas, currently visiting at Duke Law School, gives his dour answer here.
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Oh, good grief — “Enhancing Government”
That’s the title of a new book by former Duke Law School professor Erwin Chemerinsky, a dyed in the wool leftist who believes that we need much more federal regulation…
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We need a free market in legal education and legal services
Yesterday, the Pope Center released a study on legal education in North Carolina, written by law professors Andrew Morriss (University of Illinois) and William Henderson (Indiana University). They find that…
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It’s Stealing, Plain and Simple
Sadly we have reached a point in society where some people — in this case, college students — believe they have a “right” to other people’s property. The problem of…
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This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
As states across the country tally the first votes in the critical 2008 elections, how certain can we be that the people casting ballots are eligible voters? Daren Bakst says…