The Constitutional Dilemma of Federal Lending: Student Loans and Business Loans

The United States Constitution, a beacon of deliberate governance and fiscal restraint, does not explicitly sanction the federal government to act as a financial dispenser through lending. This article critically examines the constitutionality of federal loan programs, particularly student and small business loans, assessing their alignment with the original intent of the Constitution and exploring …

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Greco the Mob Boss, Episode 5: Greco Strikes a Match

Political Satire:  Having trouble surviving these times?  You’re not alone.  Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: In these slightly anthropomorphic tales, set in an alternate universe not entirely unlike our own from 2010 through 2012, the various national governments of the European Union …

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I Guess That Marc Rowan Will Keep His Checkbook Closed

Our constitutional rights under the First Amendment include the right of peaceable assembly, and this demonstration on the University of Pennsylvania campus in foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia has been reported to be completely peaceful. But, in speaking their piece, the demonstrators, which included some Penn faculty, have exposed themselves to criticism of their …

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Greco the Mob Boss, Episode 4: Greco Goes Collecting

Political Satire:  Having trouble surviving these times?  You’re not alone.  Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: In these slightly anthropomorphic tales, set in an alternate universe not entirely unlike our own from 2010 through 2012, the various national governments of the European Union …

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