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Today is Memorial Day, and we are at war, again

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Joseph F. Clark

Today is Memorial Day, which, in paper, is set aside to honor those who serve the national interest in the armed forces. But no one, at least no one conducting the most attended conversations on the national stage, is discussing the servicemen and women we have inLibyaright now. Nor are they discussing the violations of [...]

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Russ Feingold sweeps The Nation!

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Joseph F. Clark

My alma mater’s shiniest new law school lecturer gives his first post-Senate interview. Have at it, Marquette people!

Filed under: 2012 presidential election, academia, anti-globalization, Congress, economics, free trade agreements, globalization, Marquette University, POTUS, SCOTUS, the left, US Government, US Senate | Leave a Comment »

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