Hans Bader

Hans Bader practices law in Washington, D.C. After studying economics and history at the University of Virginia and law at Harvard, he practiced civil-rights, international-trade, and constitutional law. He also once worked in the Education Department. Hans writes for CNSNews.com and has appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” Contact him at hfb138@yahoo.com

Economy

Hans BaderMarch 26, 2022
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Biden’s approval rating sinks to a new low, due to rising inflation

“U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped to a new low, according to a national poll,” reports the Birmingham…
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Economy

Hans BaderMarch 22, 2022
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New development collapses due to rent control law in St. Paul

“A collapse in new development activity followed St. Paul voters’ approval of a strict, vaguely written rent control ordinance,” reports…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderMarch 16, 2022
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Biden Supreme Court nomination fueled by statistical ignorance

President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, following through on his campaign vow to name…
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Economy

Hans BaderMarch 9, 2022
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Congress to boost spending across the board despite unprecedented national debt

Despite recent unprecedented increases in the national debt, Congressional leaders have reached an “agreement to hike spending across the board,”…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderMarch 4, 2022
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Supreme Court upholds Boston bomber’s death sentence and Federal Death Penalty Act

In a 6-to-3 ruling, the Supreme Court has just upheld Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his murders and…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderMarch 1, 2022
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Virginia legislative committee kills progressive bill allowing release of murderers who claim to have been rehabilitated

Voting along party lines, a legislative committee in Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted 5-to-3 yesterday to kill a bill…
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Foreign Affairs

Hans BaderFebruary 27, 2022
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Weaken Russia’s invasion by giving asylum to deserting Russian troops, high-tech workers

The West could weaken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by giving asylum to deserting Russian solders. News reports say 5,000 Russian…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderFebruary 24, 2022
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Judge: ‘There Is No Right to Associate with Pets Under the First Amendment’

Some courts have ruled that there is a First Amendment right to freedom of intimate association, that protects people’s close…
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Education

Hans BaderFebruary 21, 2022
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COVID-19 leads to a ‘tidal wave’ of heart problems, American Heart Association says

Some people with healthy lifestyles ended up with chronic heart problems after contracting COVID-19. They didn’t die of the coronavirus,…
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Education

Hans BaderFebruary 20, 2022
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Female teens strip-searched for vaping devices

School officials seldom strip-search students looking for cigarettes. And vaping is far less harmful to your health than smoking. Yet…
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Unyielding

Hans BaderFebruary 7, 2022
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Another death due to no-knock warrants

Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by Minneapolis police in an early morning raid at an apartment…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderFebruary 5, 2022
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NC Supreme Court overturns Republican gerrymander, likely to impose Democratic gerrymander

In a 4-to-3 ruling, the North Carolina Supreme Court has struck down the Congressional redistricting adopted by the state’s Republican-controlled…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJanuary 31, 2022
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Psaki dismisses rising violent crime as figment of people’s imagination

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki suggested that Americans are imagining things when they express concern about the rising violent…
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Education

Hans BaderJanuary 28, 2022
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School replaced with ‘equity hubs’ in Maryland’s most populous county

Progressive Montgomery County, Maryland is closing down some of its schools, to cater to irrational fears fanned by teachers unions.…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJanuary 16, 2022
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Virginia may adopt pro-crime policy reducing inmates’ sentences, echoing DC law

The District of Columbia has a violent crime rate that is five times Virginia’s. In 2018, the violent crime rate…
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Education

Hans BaderJanuary 15, 2022
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Professors try to get out of in-person teaching by citing ‘academic freedom’

Professors at the University of Arizona are seeking to get out of teaching in person by claiming an “academic freedom”…
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Education

Hans BaderJanuary 13, 2022
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Virginia bill targets ‘hate speech or ethnically or racially insensitive expressions’

A Virginia State Senator has proposed a bill targeting “hate speech” and “racially insensitive expressions” in academic or athletic competitions…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJanuary 11, 2022
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Federal agency penalizes states for not giving preference to minority juvenile offenders

A federal agency now interprets the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 as effectively penalizing states for racial differences in…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJanuary 10, 2022
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Virginia Senator proposes restoring parole for even the most violent offenders

In Virginia, Senator Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond) has proposed legislation to make parole available to even the most violent offenders, including…
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Education

Hans BaderJanuary 10, 2022
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Closing schools made kids sicker

“Closing schools to protect kids made them sick,” notes Pamela Hobart in Reason Magazine. “Children forced to Zoom into school…
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Education

Hans BaderJanuary 5, 2022
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Schools closing because teachers complain of limited child care options

My school system in Arlington County, Virginia, is needlessly closing tomorrow. Supposedly it is for the “weather,” but the school…
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Education

Hans BaderJanuary 4, 2022
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Professor unconstitutionally punished for discussing racial slurs on exam

Federal courts use racial slurs like the N word in full in their opinions, to discuss things like supervisors racially…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJanuary 1, 2022
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Racial restrictions on coronavirus testing and treatment in New York are unconstitutional

“New York City health officials have been using race to help decide how to allocate precious coronavirus testing resources,” reports…
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Economy

Hans BaderJanuary 1, 2022
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26 states to increase minimum wage in 2022

In the new year, the minimum wage will increase in 26 states. California will have the highest statewide minimum wage…
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Economy

Hans BaderDecember 31, 2021
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Capitalism conserves natural resources better than socialism

“The economy keeps growing, but Americans are using less steel, paper, fertilizer, and energy,” notes Andrew McAfee, author of the…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderDecember 30, 2021
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Biden administration cut off life-saving antibody treatments; Officials restrict treatment based on race

Fox News reports that the Biden administration cut off distribution of life-saving anti-coronavirus drugs based on bad data about which…
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Education

Hans BaderDecember 30, 2021
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Arlington schools likely to abolish graded homework in the name of ‘equity’

Students learn less if they don’t do their homework. And many of them won’t do their homework if they aren’t…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderDecember 29, 2021
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Amtrak to expand little-used routes at the expense of the environment and freight rail traffic

The trillion dollar infrastructure bill Biden signed into law on November 15 will harm the environment and transportation efficiency in…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderDecember 29, 2021
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Black former Philadelphia mayor blasts left-wing district attorney for ‘woke’ softness on crime

A black former Philadelphia mayor is blasting the city’s left-wing white district attorney, accusing him of being “woke” and of…
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Education

Hans BaderDecember 27, 2021
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Education Department illegally stonewalls FOIA request about ‘Free Speech Hotline’

The U.S. Department of Education continues to violate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), especially about subjects it doesn’t care…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderDecember 25, 2021
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Murders rise due to America’s underincarceration problem

Progressive reporters often prattle about “mass incarceration,” as if incarceration rates were somehow excessive. But polls show most Americans don’t…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderDecember 22, 2021
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Democratic Congresswoman carjacked in Philadelphia after Democratic prosecutor denies ‘lawlessness’ crisis

Democratic Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked in broad daylight in Philadelphia’s FDR Park on Wednesday. The brazen attack came…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderDecember 21, 2021
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Biden wasting $7.5 billion on chargers car owners likely won’t use

Reason magazine reports that the Biden administration will spend “$7.5 billion on chargers that electric car owners likely won’t use.”…
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Business

Hans BaderDecember 17, 2021
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Divided appeals court upholds requirement that most private workplaces require vaccination or testing

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has voted 2-to-1 to uphold the Biden administration’s requirement that employers with more than…
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Science and Technology

Hans BaderDecember 17, 2021
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Biden politicizes medicine by bribing doctors to adopt ‘anti-racism’ plans and racial goals

Many racial differences in health outcomes have nothing to do with racism. For example, Hispanics live three years longer than…
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Education

Hans BaderDecember 15, 2021
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Bill of Rights added and national flag chosen on this day; Name of Bill of Rights architect removed from schools

On this day in 1791, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution, after Virginia became the 11th state…
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