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J. Wes Ulm

Citizens United and the Political "Ice-Nine" Effect

If a parallel-universe Alexis de Tocqueville were to write a bizarro version of the Frenchmans magnum opus todaysay, How to Ruin Democracy in Americahed have to give the Citizens United ruling a prominent role in his narrative.

March 22, 2011, 9:36 am – 5 MIN READ

Cachet of the Cutthroat

Social Darwinism isn't only morally wrong; it doesn't even perform the function it claims to perform: fostering real competition.

Spring 2010, No. 16 – 27 MIN READ

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