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The Strange Sadness of Blue Moon

Because we live in an age of cheap cynicism and alleged sophistication, many viewers of Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon—nominated for two Academy Awards—will be inclined to adopt the stance. The post The Strange Sadness of Blue Moon appeared first on First Things

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Politics

A more intelligent comment than most of the emotional reactions we are seeing

What portion of Republicans think the Trump admin/ICE killing a few hundred people, roughing up a few thousand more, and violating all kinds of civil liberties is an acceptable price to pay for making net migration go deeply negative? The answer to that tells you when/how this ends. If it’s a small minority (unlikely), there’s […] The post A more intelligent comment than most of the emotional reactions we are seeing appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to Ai. Those are my t...

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Politics

On immigration warrants (from the comments)

As a matter of law ( 8 U.S.C. § 1357) warrants are not strictly required for immigration enforcement. That may be a bad law – then run folks for the legislature to change it. That may be unconsitutional law – then sue in court and let the lawyers hash it out. That may be immoral […] The post On immigration warrants (from the comments) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to Geraldo1. I guarantee you didn't show your . by TerryIt's always a matter of what the actual judges w...

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Economy

Announcing the 1991 Fellowship at Mercatus

Mercatus is launching the 1991 Fellowship, a full-time paid fellowship for up to three years, to identify and support early-career policy professionals working on state-level policy reform in India. Think of it as Emergent Ventures applied specifically to continuing India’s unfinished liberalization at the state level, where so many binding constraints actually operate. Here is […] The post Announcing the 1991 Fellowship at Mercatus appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesThe ec...

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