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36 Years and Counting: Museveni’s Reign Continues in Uganda
Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement Party (NRM) was reelected on January 14, 2021 for a sixth term in office. The Ugandan Electoral Commission announced that…
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Preserving the Union by Acting More Like Us
While working in Japan years ago, I read a book by Atlantic Monthly writer James Fallows. In the late 1980s, most pundits advanced that the cure for American economic and…
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Victims of Communism Day – Remember the Victims and Renew Appreciation for America’s Democratic Process
As America’s presidential vote count (and the mass national anxiety it has produced) looks poised to extend beyond Victims of Communism Day – November 7 – it might be…
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A Republic Worth Keeping
“America is over: Let’s just split into different countries,” was the headline of a recent Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece. The author continued: “No one in our country…
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A Push for Democracy Threatens to Upend the Status Quo in Thailand
Beginning in February, tens of thousands of pro-democracy student activists across Thailand have assembled to protest the current military-backed government, led by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Despite public emergency…
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How America’s Administrative State Undermines the Constitution
In 1887, future president Woodrow Wilson authored “The Study of Administration,” an article which would later earn him the nickname “father of public administration.” In this misguided call to…
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Low Trust Cultures Pay a High Tax
“The most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” This is how four-time British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, described the United States…
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Undermines Partner Countries’ Democratic Governance
While on a state visit to Kazakhstan in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the creation of an “economic belt along the Silk Road,” reviving the ancient trade…
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Elite Athletes and Doping – An International Problem with Geopolitical Roots
While military conflict steals the headlines, a nation’s soft power assets often wield as much geopolitical heft at a fraction the cost in blood and treasure – this idea is…
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Federalism: How to Change the World without All the Noise
It was an unforgettable image from protests following the horrifying death of George Floyd. A young man was struck by a car after jumping on its hood. The female…
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Belarus at a Crossroads: Authoritarian Rule or Liberal Democracy
Presidential elections in Belarus, held on August 9, may have marked the beginning of the end for President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year reign. Every day since claiming an 80% share of…
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Federalism and International Relations Task Force Presents Real World Solutions to Real World Challenges
ALEC’s 2020 virtual Annual Meeting featured the exceptional educational opportunities that attendees have come to expect at in-person ALEC conferences – real world policy proposals to meet America’s current challenges.
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A Balanced Budget Amendment Could Put America on a Sustainable Fiscal Path
One of the highlights of ALEC’s virtual Annual Meeting was a workshop featuring former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, OH Senate Majority Leader Matt Huffman and David Biddulph, co-founder of…
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China Implements National Security Law that Threatens to Violate Hong Kong’s Sovereignty
The 1989 Chinese, Tiananmen Square protests for greater democratic, educational and economic freedoms became infamous because of the massacre on June 4-5, 1989, when Chinese soldiers opened fire into…
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Proposed Executive Order Could Lead to Lifesaving Medicine and Medical Equipment Shortages
The Administration is currently considering an Executive Order (EO) that would extend the Buy American Act (BAA) to medicines and medical supplies in an ill-timed attempt to increase domestic pharmaceutical…
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Resolution Calling for the Creation of a National Federalism Task Force
Whereas, our unique governing system in the United States of America was designed to federate diverse States and people for vital national concerns, while preserving to the American people the…
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The International Trade Barrier Index: A New Resource to Enhance Our Understanding of Global Commerce
The Property Rights Alliance, creators of the International Property Rights Index, recently launched a sister index, the International Trade Barrier Index (TBI) for 2019. The TBI evaluates restrictions…
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Conservatives Mobilize in Defense of the Electoral College
Earlier this month, ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson added her signature to a Conservative Action Project letter, calling on conservatives to defend the Electoral College and oppose the National…
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China’s Crackdown on Hong Kong Paved the Way for Taiwan President’s Re-Election
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) coasted to victory on January 11. The DPP secured 57.1% of the votes to the Kuomintang’s (KMT’s) 38.6%. Tsai’s win…
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This Is Federalism
“This is a Football.” “This is a football.” Holding a pigskin in his hand, legendary coach Vince Lombardi started training camp with his world champion Green Bay Packers…