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David Harsanyi

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David Harsanyi is a journalist and columnist whose work appears via Creators Syndicate.

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  • David Harsanyi: Get the IRS out of the political speech business

    David Harsanyi

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    So, the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups (or, more precisely, groups displaying a bit too much gusto for limited government) was far more widespread than its initial apology would have led Americans to imagine. Yes, it is disturbing -- a dangerous abuse of power, no...

  • David Harsanyi: Bloomberg -- a walking argument for the Constitution

    David Harsanyi

    Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013

    So, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg believes that the public's interpretation of the Constitution must evolve in the face of terror attacks such as the one in Boston. "You're going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days," the man explained, "and our laws...

  • David Harsanyi: Who cares what the majority wants on guns?

    David Harsanyi

    Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    President Obama has been struggling to wrap his head around the "unimaginable" idea that Congress may "defy" the American people and stop a vote on a gun control package compromise. The notion, he says, resists the "overwhelming instinct of the American people" after the massacre in Newtown,...

  • David Harsanyi: Follow the Constitution, not the majority

    David Harsanyi

    Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013

    President Barack Obama has been struggling to wrap his head around the "unimaginable" idea that Congress may "defy" the American people and stop a vote on a gun control package compromise. The notion, he says, resists the "overwhelming instinct of the American people" after the massacre in...

  • David Harsanyi: The myth of Obama's centrism

    David Harsanyi

    Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    President Obama's quest for a "balanced approach" is the lifeblood of his political success -- and also its biggest myth. Witness the coverage of the purportedly centrist president's 2014 budget proposal. "Obama sends Congress $3.77T spending plan, riles both sides," says one prominent...

  • David Harsanyi: Obama still poses as a centrist, but he's not

    David Harsanyi

    Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

    Barack Obama's quest for a "balanced approach" is the lifeblood of his political success -- and also its biggest myth. Witness the coverage of the purportedly centrist president's 2014 budget proposal. "Obama sends Congress $3.77T spending plan, riles both sides," says one prominent headline;...



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