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March 20, 2016: Maybe Finally A Debate On Trade, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2016

March 20, 2016: Maybe Finally A Debate On Trade, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Maybe Finally a Debate on Trade“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 16 2016: Three Conservative Commentators Breaking Out Of Conventional Wisdom, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2016

March 16 2016: Three Conservative Commentators Breaking Out Of Conventional Wisdom, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Three Conservative Commentators Breaking Out of Conventional Wisdom “ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 12, 2016: Not Trade But Wages, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2016

March 12, 2016: Not Trade But Wages, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Not Trade but Wages“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 7, 2016: Bill Mckibben Proves Me Right On Campaign Finance, Though He Probably Doesn’T Agree, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2016

March 7, 2016: Bill Mckibben Proves Me Right On Campaign Finance, Though He Probably Doesn’T Agree, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Bill McKibben Proves Me Right on Campaign Finance, Though He Probably Doesn’t Agree“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 5, 2016:Will Negative Ads And So Forth Hurt Trump?, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2016

March 5, 2016:Will Negative Ads And So Forth Hurt Trump?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Will Negative Ads and so forth Hurt Trump?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 21, 2016: So How Come Trump Is Still Around?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2016

February 21, 2016: So How Come Trump Is Still Around?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “So How Come Trump is Still Around?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 16, 2016:Does The Constitution Protect The Right To Have More Than One Child?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2016

February 16, 2016:Does The Constitution Protect The Right To Have More Than One Child?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Does the Constitution Protect the Right to Have More than One Child?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 14, 2016: Was Scalia A Great Justice?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2016

February 14, 2016: Was Scalia A Great Justice?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Was Scalia a Great Justice?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 10, 2016: Is Trump Back? No. But What About Clinton?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2016

February 10, 2016: Is Trump Back? No. But What About Clinton?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Is Trump Back? No. But What About Clinton?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 3, 2016: Is Trump Going To Be The Gop Nominee?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2016

February 3, 2016: Is Trump Going To Be The Gop Nominee?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Is Trump Going to be the GOP Nominee?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


January 30, 2016: Journalism Under Attach—Again, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

January 30, 2016: Journalism Under Attach—Again, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Journalism Under Attach—Again“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


January 27, 2016: The End Of Trump, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

January 27, 2016: The End Of Trump, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The End of Trump“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


January 27, 2016: Don’T Fight Mistrust; Deepen It, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

January 27, 2016: Don’T Fight Mistrust; Deepen It, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Don’t Fight Mistrust; Deepen It“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


January 17, 2016: The Push Back Against Ending Campaign Contribution Limits, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

January 17, 2016: The Push Back Against Ending Campaign Contribution Limits, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Push Back Against Ending Campaign Contribution Limits“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


January 9, 2016: Lessons From New York, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

January 9, 2016: Lessons From New York, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Lessons from New York“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


January 2, 2017: This Is What Happens When You Vote Republican, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

January 2, 2017: This Is What Happens When You Vote Republican, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “This is What Happens When You Vote Republican“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


The Threat Of Independent Political Spending To Democratic Life—And A Plan To Stop It, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

The Threat Of Independent Political Spending To Democratic Life—And A Plan To Stop It, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.


The Five Days In June When Values Died In American Law, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2016

The Five Days In June When Values Died In American Law, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.


Why Tax Wealth Transfers?: A Philosophical Analysis, Jennifer Bird-Pollan Jan 2016

Why Tax Wealth Transfers?: A Philosophical Analysis, Jennifer Bird-Pollan

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

The one-hundredth anniversary of the estate tax provides an ideal moment to reflect on the role of wealth transfer taxation in the larger scheme of the U.S. tax system. Wealth and income inequality are at historically high levels, and the responses to these issues are often reduced to a simplistic political dichotomy of “right” versus “left.” The multitude of views of the American people cannot be reduced to such simple generalities without losing important nuances. This Article identifies three general categories of political philosophical viewpoints that are commonly endorsed by both politicians and everyday Americans, and then examines the current …


Utilitarianism And Wealth Transfer Taxation, Jennifer Bird-Pollan Jan 2016

Utilitarianism And Wealth Transfer Taxation, Jennifer Bird-Pollan

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This article is the third in a series examining the continued relevance and philosophical legitimacy of the United States wealth transfer tax system from within a particular philosophical perspective. The article examines the utilitarianism of John Stuart Mill and his philosophical progeny and distinguishes the philosophical approach of utilitarianism from contemporary welfare economics, primarily on the basis of the concept of "utility" in each approach. After explicating the utilitarian criteria for ethical action, the article goes on to think through what Mill's utilitarianism says about the taxation of wealth and wealth transfers, the United States federal wealth transfer tax system …


December 17, 2015: Underlying Consensus?, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2015

December 17, 2015: Underlying Consensus?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Underlying Consensus?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


November 24, 2015: I Guess Trump Really Could Win The Republican Nomination, Bruce Ledewitz Nov 2015

November 24, 2015: I Guess Trump Really Could Win The Republican Nomination, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “I Guess Trump Really Could Win the Republican Nomination“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


November 15, 2015: None, Bruce Ledewitz Nov 2015

November 15, 2015: None, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “None“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


November 8, 2015: What Is Wrong With Whites?, Bruce Ledewitz Nov 2015

November 8, 2015: What Is Wrong With Whites?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “What is Wrong with Whites?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


October 29, 2015: So, It's Not Going To Be Trump (Or Carson), Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2015

October 29, 2015: So, It's Not Going To Be Trump (Or Carson), Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “So, It's Not Going to be Trump (or Carson)“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


October 15, 2015: The Difficulty Of Reining In Money, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2015

October 15, 2015: The Difficulty Of Reining In Money, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Difficulty of Reining in Money“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


October 11, 2015: Liberals Fooling Themselves About Political Money, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2015

October 11, 2015: Liberals Fooling Themselves About Political Money, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Liberals Fooling Themselves About Political Money“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


October 3, 2015: Is Litigation The Way To Stop Global Warming?, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2015

October 3, 2015: Is Litigation The Way To Stop Global Warming?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Is Litigation the Way to Stop Global Warming?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


September 12, 2015: The Iranian Deal “Passes”, Bruce Ledewitz Sep 2015

September 12, 2015: The Iranian Deal “Passes”, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Iranian Deal “Passes”“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


September 6, 2015: Kim Davis Is No Religious Martyr, No Prisoner Of Conscience, Bruce Ledewitz Sep 2015

September 6, 2015: Kim Davis Is No Religious Martyr, No Prisoner Of Conscience, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ Kim Davis is No Religious Martyr, No Prisoner of Conscience“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.