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The merits of the new debate schedule, what it means for the future of the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Matters Of Policy & Politics: Presidential Debate Shake-Up: Who Trumped Whom? | Bill Whalen and  Ben Ginsberg | Hoover Institution

Campus protests, ballot machinations, a Governor “Roman around.”

Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update | Bill Whalen and Lee Ohanian | Hoover Institution

Why Senator Bill Bradley keeps Rolling Along.

Matters Of Policy & Politics: Bringing America Together | Bill Whalen and Bill Bradley | Hoover Institution

Mickey Levy on higher employment and higher prices.

Matters Of Policy & Politics: America’s Economic Riddle | Bill Whalen and Mickey Levy | Hoover Institution

Better ways to engage K-12 and college students in the understanding and appreciation of the concept of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Matters of Policy & Politics: Revisiting Freedom’s Cause: David Davenport and Checker Finn on Rejuvenating Civic Education | Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution

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