In 2006, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved Proposal 2, ending state-sponsored discrimination via race-based preferences in college admissions, hiring, and contracting. But a recent federal court ruling has temporarily overturned the will of Michigan voters, opening the door for affirmative action's return to Michigan.

This debate was held against the background of things going Mitt Romney’s way: he continues to be ahead, tenuously in some polls and by growing margins in others, in South Carolina as well as nationally, even as he finds himself the target of sustained attacks by the pro-Newt Gingrich superPAC and, in a sudden surge, by Rick Santorum.

Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has grown fivefold--a rate unprecedented in American history. Is there an alternative to incarceration?

Strict monitoring, with predictable and meaningful consequences is often the best medicine for people with addictions.

Probation violates the most important reason for punishment: the moral obligation to make wrongdoers pay a price.

John McCain and Carl Levin's proposal to cut the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program would severely hinder American defense capabilities.

Having to distinguish between government priorities is so much messier than just taking a chain saw to everything equally.

Several states have recently shown that they can save on costs without compromising public safety by intelligently reducing their prison populations.