All posts in tag: Ted Cruz

Dan Farber Ignorance as political bliss: The Republican war on social science

Dan Farber, professor of law | 2/26/13 | 4 comments

Several recent posts on the Legal Planet blog have been about the political process, discussing issues like political polarization, congressional deadlock, and special interest groups.  The discipline of political science is in large part the study of how collective decisions get made.

It would seem to be in everyone’s interest to … More >

Dan Farber The irony of Todd Akin

Dan Farber, professor of law | 8/21/12 | 4 comments

Missouri Representative Todd Akin’s views about rape and pregnancy are crazy, and he deserves his current political plight.  The irony is that Akin is by no means the most extreme of the current crop of Senate candidates. In fact, in a recent blog post, I decided not to lump him … More >

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