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Ill Literacy, Episode XIX: A Cry from the Far Middle (Guest: P.J. O’Rourke)
by Jeffrey VanCleave November 17, 2020Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by noted humorist and comedy legend P.J. O’Rourke to discuss his new book, “A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land.”
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Secret, Anti-Constitutional Wars? The Deep State Defense Department Is Out of Control
by Seton Motley November 16, 2020The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists
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Smokin’ Joe makes another comeback
by Clifford Thies November 9, 2020According to Rudy Guliani, Philadelphia’s own Joe Frazier made another comeback this year.
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Celebrating the Arrival of Ludwig von Mises in America
by Richard Ebeling October 14, 2020Mises had understood the political and ideological currents present in Central Europe already in the 1920s and better than many others
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Sorting out the Postal Service Disaster
by Edward Hudgins August 25, 2020To judge the current situation, it is necessary to put aside the rhetoric and sort through the issues involved
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Biden’s “Passion and Purpose” is More Political Paternalism
by Richard Ebeling August 25, 2020Presidential election campaigns capture the essence of modern democratic politics almost everywhere, and certainly in the United States
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Several lawsuits seek monetary damages from the Chinese government for the COVID-19 pandemic. Politicians seem to like the idea too.
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ConstitutionLegal Affairs
McGahn Subpoena Ruling a Pyrrhic Victory for Congress
by William J. Murphy January 8, 2020The McGahn case again illustrates how civil enforcement actions are plagued by prolonged litigation and procedural delays that render them unsuitable for achieving prompt and effective oversight actions.
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John McGinnis in Law & Liberty on the State of Originalism’s Internal Debates
by Joseph Morris May 30, 2019Professor McGinnis offers a distinction between constitutional “interpretation” and “construction.”
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Keep Fraudulent Science Out of Our Courtrooms
by Paul Driessen February 4, 2019Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility.
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In The Tank (ep163) – Twitter Bans The Gay Patriot
by Donald Kendal October 26, 2018The majority of this episode consists of an interview between Heartland Director of Communications Jim Lakely and Bruce “The Gay Patriot” Carroll. Bruce joins the show to talk about his world view as well as his recent ban from Twitter.
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SUPREME COURT NIXES EPA CLIMATE PROGRAM
by H. Sterling Burnett October 19, 2018The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging an August 2017 ruling, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down a 2015 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation banning the use of hydroflourocarbons (HFC), a coolant used in refrigerators and air conditioners, as a greenhouse gas.
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Congress Should Invoke Revised Inherent Contempt Procedure in DOJ Subpoena Standoff
by William J. Murphy September 18, 2018The U.S. House should invoke a revised version of its historical inherent contempt enforcement power to address the refusal of DOJ officials to comply with congressional subpoenas seeking information such as occurred with the Clinton email and Russia investigations.