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After a brief hiatus, “Well Regulated” will now be published every Monday at thecornellreview.org featuring discussion of recent developments in the battle for gun rights, as well as analysis of more abstract topics central to defending the Second Amendment. This edition details the legal battle in Duncan v. Becerra (the case regarding California’s ban on...
My fellow conservatives, Like many of you, for me, the thought of Donald Trump ascending to the Republican nomination in 2016 seemed implausible, laughable, and to an extent, frightening. Here was a candidate challenging traditional conservative orthodoxy on issues ranging from trade to federal power. And yet, by mobilizing fiercely loyal grassroots support, Trump did...
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump’s policies ignited an unprecedented period of economic growth and prosperity. In the face of the worst global economic crisis in generations, the United States requires a decisive leader that will support businesses and workers, not regulate them out of existence and employment. On November 3rd, both the body...
In theory, politics implies diversity – of faith, of socioeconomic background, and most importantly, of thought. Our republican form of government derives its name from the Latin term res publica, customarily translated into English as “the public affair”, and no affairs may claim to be truly public without being representative of the people in question. ...
Austin Tong, a rising senior studying business at Fordham University, was recently banned from campus after posting an image of himself holding a legally purchased rifle. In a previous post, Mr. Tong also shared a picture of David Dorn, with the caption, “Y’all a bunch of hypocrites.” Dorn was a retired police officer who was...
If there’s anything that the last few months have taught us, it’s that at the very least, drastic reform of America’s law enforcement practices is necessary. Throughout these protests, law enforcement officers have been shown using excessive force against peaceful demonstrators, from NYPD officers driving an SUV into protestors to Buffalo cops pushing an elderly...
The Second Amendment, at its core, is not just about guns. Firearms are merely ancillary to a greater fundamental truth, namely that an individual is not free without the ability to engage in a sufficient use of force when needed to defend life, liberty, or property. In order to properly advocate for the right...
On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel to invade the fledgling democratic south. Amidst changing borders, victories, and defeats, hundreds of thousands of Koreans from the North escaped to the South in the hopes of finding freedom. Two of these refugees were my grandfathers. My maternal grandfather grew up in Pyongyang...
On July 6th, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Ronald Reagan’s enduring wisdom that “Government is not the solution to the problem”, but the problem itself. As if it was not enough that the coronavirus pandemic had jeopardised the spring and summer plans of almost every university student, the government chose not to confront...