What Would Roscoe Pound Do?

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February, 2017 Washington and Lincoln -- The president's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries has been ...

Our Nation of Refugees

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February, 2017 Lincoln -- We are a nation of immigrants, but also of refugees if we care to look closely. Some of my ancestors were refuge...

Remembering Another U.S. Attack on Australia

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February, 2017 Washington -- The incident a few days ago, in which an American president without provocation disrespected an Austrialian ...

Governor Ricketts' Budget (Part III)

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January, 2017 Lincoln -- Nebraska's economic outlook is looking gloomier by the day, which cannot but cast a long shadow on the state...

Governor Ricketts' Budget (Part II)

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January, 2017 Lincoln -- Nebraska has formidable budget challenges in the coming biennium. Many of them are a result of three dollar corn...

New Tool for State Higher Education Budgeting

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January, 2017 Lincoln -- A superb new database is now available to show taxpayers how colleges and universities are performing their missi...

Governor Ricketts' Budget (Part I)

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January, 2017 Lincoln -- Governor Ricketts has offered his state budget recommendations for the coming biennium. Unsurprisingly, there are...

Call It HeritageCare

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January, 2017 Washington -- Congress and the country are tied up in knots over what to do with Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

Unanswered National Security Questions

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January, 2017 Washington -- Try as I might to find intelligent commentary on current (and perhaps even urgent) national security issues, t...

What's an Elector of Conscience (and Patriotism) To Do?

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December, 2016 Washington -- As I write this, there are only five days left before the Electoral College convenes. Some of the Electors h...