The Ripon Forum

Volume 52, No. 1

February 2018

In this edition

By on February 16, 2018
In this edition

by LOU ZICKAR

The Ripon Forum kicks off its 52nd year of publication with an examination of the American electorate as we begin 2018.

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In Defense of the Institution of Congress and the Return of Earmarks

By on February 15, 2018
In Defense of the Institution of Congress and the Return of Earmarks

by TOM ROONEY

After many frustrating appropriations cycles, continuing resolutions, and shutdowns, the earmark ban has accomplished few, if any, of its intended goals.

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Keep the Ban on Earmarks

By on February 15, 2018
Keep the Ban on Earmarks

by TOM SCHATZ

Earmarks are corrupt, unfair, and wasteful. They should be permanently banned, and oversight should be increased into how federal funds are being spent.

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Red Ink Reality Check

By on February 15, 2018
Red Ink Reality Check

by MAYA MACGUINEAS

The return of trillion dollar deficits in the next year or so should be a wake-up call given we are in an expanding economy, not a massive recession.

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The Rise of “Letter-Marking”

By on February 15, 2018
The Rise of “Letter-Marking”

by RUSSELL W. MILLS & NICOLE KALAF-HUGHES

The earmark ban has given rise to a practice that is even less transparent to taxpayers, and has given even more power to the President over how tax dollars are being spent.

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Creating One Out of Many: The Military Way

By on February 15, 2018
Creating One Out of Many: The Military Way

by MIGUEL HOWE

As America once again debates immigration, we can learn from the military and how they take recruits from different backgrounds and turn them into a cohesive unit.

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STATE OF THE ELECTORATE

By on February 15, 2018
STATE OF THE ELECTORATE

by DAVID WINSTON & MYRA MILLER

The results of The Ripon Society’s annual survey of the American voter are analyzed by two of America’s leading political strategists.

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Understanding GENERATION Z

By on February 15, 2018
Understanding GENERATION Z

by JEFFREY M. BRAUER

Americans born after 1995 had a big impact on the last election. Now that more of them are reaching voting age, their political influence will continue to grow.

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How Generation Z Gets their News

By on February 15, 2018
How Generation Z Gets their News

by JACK MYERS

Gen Z has the strongest “BS” filter of any generation — that is, they can see through the spin. They also have a worldview that’s shaped by their online friends and social networks.

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What Generation Z Thinks of Washington

By on February 15, 2018
What Generation Z Thinks of Washington

by KYLE CHANCE

Six students at Miami University — three Republicans and three Democrats — share their thoughts on their elected leaders and politics in our nation’s capital.

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