LINKS OF INTEREST
OTHER FEDERALIST SOCIETY CHAPTERS
GOVERNMENT & POLITICAL LINKS
Government Information & Research Tools
- Thomas
You must bookmark this site. This is the Library of Congress' site for legislative information. You can download the complete
text of bills before Congress and proceedings in the Congressional Record, along
with gaining access to the House Gopher site, which has committee reports and
other legislative documents on file.
- Douglass: Archives of American Public Address
Electronic archive of American oratory and related texts (Intended for students and scholars; eg. famous speeches/writings from Theodore Roosevelt and John Calhoun); very interesting.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service, (NCJRS)
Fantastic resource. "The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world,
providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau
of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National
Drug Control Policy."
- EPA
Environmental policy. "The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends."
Political Information & Research Tools
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Campaigns & Elections
Exactly what the name claims. Great source for up-to-the-minute coverage.
- Politics1
Comprehensive net directory of candidates, elections, news,
issues, interest groups, parties and more. Coverage of all 50 states.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data on crime, drugs, prisons, etcetera.
POLICY ORGANIZATIONS
Public Interest Groups & Research Centers
- Institute for Justice, (IJ)
A Libertarian public interest law firm. "Once people turned first to the ACLU whenever government violated their rights. No longer." Most recently, Clint Bolick, of the IJ, was at the law school discussing the Cleveland school voucher case, school choice via voucher programs, that he argued before the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Institute for Humane Studies
Classical liberal institute
that sponsors free seminars and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate
students.
- Center for Democracy and
Technology
Great site. A public interest group for the Internet.
- Electronic Privacy Information
Center, (EPIC)
Another fantastic site. "EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values."
- Electronic Frontier
Foundation
Advocacy group for the electronic age.
- Foundation
for Advanced Monetary Education
An organization devoted to hard money
and limited government.
- Drug Reform Coordination Network
Interesting site. How do you feel about America's problem with drugs? This organization advocates for the "end of the war on drugs." Is this a solution to consider? They bill themselves as the "World's Largest Online Drug Policy Library."
- Separation of School & State
Alliance
Advocates for the strict seperation of school and state. "We have no political or religious affiliations. We are strictly educational and leave to others any ballot initiatives, lobbying, or electioneering needed to accomplish Separation."
Think Tanks
- The American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a very active organization in the realm of public policy and political debate. Their scholars are very active in the media.
- The CATO Institute
Probably the most impressive of the think tanks listed here. Professors Smith and Mayer are Adjunct Scholars with the Institute.
- Institute for Contemporary Studies, (ICS)
This is a very impressive organization as well. The "[ICS] is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research institute. ... [I]ts mission [is] to promote self-governing and entrepreneurial ways of life, ICS sponsors a variety of programs and publications on key issues including education, entrepreneurship, the environment, leadership, and social policy."
- The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions
A Dayton, Ohio based think tank. Professors Smith and Mayer are members of the Board of Academic Advisors for the Institute.
- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy
A Michigan think tank. Professor Smith is a member of the Board of Scholars for the organization.
- Institute for Objectivist Studies
"A guide to Objectivist thought and study." Professor Mayer writes and is very active in this philosophy-oriented organization following in the footsteps of Ayn Rand.
- The Hoover Institution
A think tank affiliated with Stanford University.
- National Association of Scholars, (NAS)
"[NAS] is an organization of professors, graduate students, and college administrators committed to rational discourse as the foundation of academic life in a free and democratic society."
- Comprehensive Listing of Policy and Reform Groups
Is there a think tank, or as the title suggests, a policy or reform group that is not listed here? Well you can certainly find it in this comprehensive listing (provided by TaxSites.com).
ONLINE MAGAZINES & PUBLICATIONS
Magazines
- The Economist Online
Great conservative magazine.
- Forbes Magazine Online
The one and only. From Thomas Sowell, of the Hoover Institution (supra), on race relations to Peter Drucker on management, this publication has it all (and that is just one issue!). This is by far the most extensive and impressive conservative publication on the market.
- National Review Online
Milton Friedman and Wm. F. Buckley Jr. (also the Editor-at-Large for the magazine) are frequent Contributing Editors.
- The American Spectator Online
Another great conservative magazine. "Politics, culture, and humor--here you'll find new reporting and commentary, along with the best of The American Spectator magazine."
- The National Journal
A publisher of a number of magazines (with online versions at this link); including: The National Journal, The Hotline, American Health Line, and others. "The National Journal Group Inc. is a leading publisher of magazines, newsletters, books and directories for people who have a professional interest in government, policy and politics. ... [It] is committed to providing
publications and services that are non-partisan, reliable and of the highest quality.
- Reason Magazine Online
A popular Libertarian Magazine. "Your online source of news and opinion from a dynamic, libertarian perspective."
- The Federalist Digest
Subscribe and get FREE electronic newsletters.
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IntellectualCapital.com
Bipartisan electronic magazine devoted to public policy and opinion.
- The New Australian
A well done "... weekly [Australian] paper in the classical liberal tradition."
News Resources
- The Drudge Report
A must see, updated daily. Matt Drudge is great - but you often must take his repoting with a grain of salt (some good links too).
- TotalNEWS
From Fox News to NPR (and daily Dilbert too!), its all accessible from this great site and search engine. "TotalNEWS is a search engine and directory of news sites designed to increase your access to information."
- CNN Interactive
Great site, as you could imagine. Contains lots of articles on politics, business, sports....
- C-Span Online
Good campaign and political coverage; great links.
CONSERVATIVE LINKS
LIBERTARIAN LINKS
MISC. LINKS
- The WELL
"The WELL is a unique online gathering place that has been hailed as the most influential online community. The hundreds of WELL discussions range from the technical and specific to the abstract and surreal, from Jazz to Java, from to Generation X to Y2K. Throughout its 13-year history, The WELL has been a virtual meeting place for an eclectic mix of writers, computer experts, proponents of counter-culture, and anyone else interested in intelligent conversation."
- The Cynic's Sanctuary
A site for the disgruntled
idealist in all of us....Good, literate fun. "CYNIC An idealist whose rose-colored
glasses have been removed, snapped in two
and stomped into the ground, immediately
improving his vision." (Rick Bayan, The Cynic's Dictionary).
- Jefferson Quotes
on Politics and Government
Over 700 quotes in 38 categories outline the political philosophy of Thomas
Jefferson.
- Overlawyered.com
LEGAL LINKS
Organizations & Companies
Research Tools
Decisions & Verdicts
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