Nikhil R. Mulani
Roundtable: Does Freedom of Association Permit the Boyscouts of America to Restrict Membership?
The fewer policies that the Boy Scouts of America has regulating membership, the better the organization will fulfill its goal of spurring personal growth in teenage boys.
Sustainable Spending
Support for entitlement programs does not necessarily entail ignorance of fiscal responsibility.
Reviving Democracy
The question we must ask ourselves is why the interests of corporations are not aligned with the interests of society.
Equality Isn't Simple
Our country has a complex case of gender inequality. It is caused, in part, by our eagerness to cast success as a purely individual endeavor, unrelated to societal standards—to declare that placing a high value upon family is tantamount to embracing an “ambition gap.”
Night at the Airport
No one is arguing with the attendant at the ticket booth anymore. It’s the resigned silence of a crowd of people whose flights—and re-booked flights—have been cancelled and delayed since 7 a.m. in the morning.
Appalachian Dislocation
Instead of smokestacks, I was greeted by neo-medieval architecture and an eccentric cultural atmosphere.
Hoping for a Heart
Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion on the Affordable Care Act reveals a desire on his part to preserve the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. However, it leaves open the question of whether he may merely be attempting to set the legal groundwork for the dismemberment of future regulatory and social welfare programs.
Reconceiving Intervention
In order to prevent future interventions from becoming botched in the manner seen in Haiti and Afghanistan, the international community will have to overhaul its approach to training policy-makers and development officials.
Combating Domestic Violence
In the 18 years since VAWA was first passed, it has provided highly successful data-driven solutions to domestic violence—now is not the time to stop its remarkable progress.
Targeting Online Piracy
Pirates who download a music album from a website like Megaupload are exactly like thieves who steal CDs from stores—except that there are no security cameras to catch them in the act.
America Un-Invents
While the patent system is failing in many areas, the America Invents Act (AIA), despite Obama’s glowing praise, does little to fix the most pertinent issues currently facing our country's process of protecting and tracking intellectual property.
The Invisible City
Dorsey has stepped in to create an invisible and vibrant infrastructure all around us that plays counterpoint to the aging and decrepit one we inhabit, and hopefully our elected officials will follow his example.
Are You Not Entertained?
"Are you not entertained?" roars Maximus after killing yet another opponent in the African stadium. The crowd of poor plebeians ...
