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With the collapse of American institutions, we've lost our definition of success.

  • Bill Bishop, Julie Ardery
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Silicon Valley's race and gender disparities can't be chalked up to a lack of hard work.

  • Tracey Ross
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Past Topics

Is success in America really based on merit?

Meritocracy: A primer.

How powerful should our juries be?

Jury nullification: A primer

Does the president actually need to know anything about policy?

Presidential policymaking: A primer.

We tend to fill a hole in American culture with the Founding Fathers.

The tradition of jury nullification predates American law.

  • Clay Conrad
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  • 6 days ago
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The power of the citizen can be used for good — or ill.

Our criminal justice system has over-criminalized society. It's time to take it back.

  • Glenn Harlan Reynolds
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  • Apr 6
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