In the first week of January, an unarmed woman participating in a protest was shot dead by a federal officer. The […]
About: Howard Lurie
Howard Lurie: You can’t reform the parties from the outside
In my recent op-ed in Broad + Liberty, “Independent voters are good people. That’s the problem,” I used the quote […]
Howard Lurie: Independent voters are good people. That’s the problem.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” is a quote usually, but […]
Howard Lurie: No tax on tips? How about no tips?
I don’t like tipping, but I do tip. Usually, about 20 percent. But I would rather not. None of the […]
Howard Lurie: Under whose jurisdiction? The Supreme Court’s next big constitutional test
One of the cases yet to be decided by the Supreme Court this term involves the constitutionality of “birthright citizenship.” […]
Howard Lurie: Send in the clowns? Don’t bother, they’re here.
President Trump’s recent speech to a joint session of Congress, and the Democrats response to it, along with the White […]
Howard Lurie: Thinking about birthright citizenship
“Birthright citizenship” is the belief that the US Constitution automatically makes anyone born within the United States a citizen of […]
Howard Lurie: Shapiro’s actions strain our constitutional principles
In late November, Governor Josh Shapiro directed the state Department of Transportation to move $153 million of federal highway capital […]
Howard Lurie: The other side of the birthright citizenship debate
The problem of illegal immigration into the United States at our southern border was a major issue in our recent […]
Howard Lurie: Mail-in ballots lack the security of traditional voting
In the next few weeks we will be going to the polls to elect, among other things, the next president […]