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

Politics

Hans BaderSeptember 20, 2020
1

Progressives turn out in droves for early voting in Virginia

The consequences of this election could be huge. Law professor Josh Blackman, citing sources in Washington, D.C., says that if…
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Economy

Hans BaderSeptember 17, 2020
1

Media mislabel Joe Biden’s ideology

In a politically-polarized age, the media should not pretend that candidates are centrist when they are not. The media rightly…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 16, 2020
0

No, Justice Bradley didn’t support slavery

If Bradley had supported slavery, his nomination never would have been approved by the Senate, which had recently approved the…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 15, 2020
1

Discredited dossier used to investigate Trump cited by FBI despite ‘crazy’ behavior of its author

Would you try to justify an investigation by citing unreliable claims from a person who behaved in a 'crazy' way?
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Education

Hans BaderSeptember 13, 2020
3

Will Virginia teach critical race theory to kindergartners?

The axiom "First, do no harm" goes by the wayside - starting with instruction for kindergartners.
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Education

Hans BaderSeptember 13, 2020
1

Coalition demands illegal racial discrimination at Cornell

Minorities have been employed, and had the opportunity to be employed, in college faculties for generations, especially at Cornell.
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Education

Hans BaderSeptember 12, 2020
3

School closings reflect ideology, not safety

Schools in liberal northern Virginia and the state’s other metropolitan areas are currently only educating students online. In Virginia’s most…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 11, 2020
0

New York Times: Your race is based on your politics

I found that the degree of admissions preference Hispanic applicants receive can vary dramatically depending on how visibly liberal or…
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Economy

Hans BaderSeptember 10, 2020
2

Schools remain closed until the election for political reasons

Keeping schools closed for political reasons harms children. As syndicated columnist Phil Kerpen notes, 'School closures kill more children than COVID.'
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Politics

Hans BaderSeptember 9, 2020
0

Biden has steady lead over Trump

Conservatives should put more money and effort into trying to hold the Senate, and win Senate races.
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 8, 2020
0

Trump curbs segregated anti-white training that could lead to lawsuits

One of the first training documents defines ‘Four Types of Racism.’…. One of the four types of racism is ‘internalized…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 2, 2020
1

Some Virginia inmates will serve barely half their sentences, under new legislation

Effectively, inmates who have committed the more serious crimes will get the largest reductions in the time they spend in…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 1, 2020
8

California imposes racial quotas on corporate boards

The fact that minorities may be underrepresented on corporate boards doesn't prove discrimination. The Supreme Court said underrepresentation isn't the…
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Economy

Hans BaderAugust 31, 2020
0

End of filibuster will fundamentally transform American society

The filibuster is likely to be abolished if the Democrats take control of the Senate and the White House in…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 30, 2020
0

California moves toward reparations

For California to give reparations to black people for slavery would be an unconstitutional racial preference. A state is sometimes…
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Politics

Hans BaderAugust 30, 2020
2

The myth of shy Trump supporters; radical change is coming

If the filibuster were abolished, Congress could rely on non-budgetary means to carry out reparations, like forcing companies to sell…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 28, 2020
2

Illegal retaliation at Sandia Labs for opposing reverse discrimination?

Complaints of harassment are protected against retaliation, not just when the "harassment" was illegal, but also when it wasn't bad…
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Media

Hans BaderAugust 26, 2020
1

Left angry at Facebook for its relative lack of bias

'For all the alleged anti-conservative bias on tech platforms, it seems fairly obvious — bordering on inarguable, frankly — that…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 24, 2020
3

Microsoft adopts illegal racial quotas for contracts and jobs

The Civil Rights Act lets companies use affirmative action to fix something more extreme than a mere lack of diversity…
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Foreign Affairs

Hans BaderAugust 15, 2020
0

Country slows internet to prevent ‘hate speech’

In 2019, Twitter applied its “rules against hateful conduct” to briefly ban a professor and expert on sexuality for stating…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 15, 2020
2

Virginia may release many inmates guilty of involuntary manslaughter and serious crimes

Virginia’s legislature has a good chance of releasing many prison inmates guilty of involuntary manslaughter. In its special session this…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 13, 2020
1

Big prison releases likely in Virginia as liberal legislature takes advantage of pandemic

Shorter sentences can lead to an increased crime rate, while longer sentences tend to reduce the crime rate.
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Politics

Hans BaderAugust 12, 2020
1

The progressive media mislabel Kamala Harris

The media don't just depict progressives as moderates. They also sometimes depict centrist politicians as ‘conservative’ when they run against…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 11, 2020
1

Another reason to impeach Trump

If the Trump administration is trying to sabotage our elections, that is yet another potential reason to impeach Trump. Vice…
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Politics

Hans BaderAugust 11, 2020
1

An ironic choice for Vice President

Lacks broad appeal, and believes the worst about the presidential candidate?
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Education

Hans BaderAugust 8, 2020
1

150 law school deans ask ABA to mandate anti-racism training

Indoctrination crowding out education.
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Education

Hans BaderAugust 6, 2020
1

Teacher unconstitutionally fired for Facebook post rejecting concept of ‘white privilege’

Eroding the Constitution, one social-fear reaction at a time.
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Education

Hans BaderAugust 5, 2020
0

University medical center removes director for mild criticism of affirmative action, violating free speech

Discrimination based on expressed attitude toward public policy.
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Economy

Hans BaderAugust 4, 2020
1

U.S. warned about skyrocketing debt by credit-rating authority

Biden's proposed tax increases are far more than twice the size of the $1.4 trillion in tax increases Hillary Clinton…
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Economy

Hans BaderAugust 4, 2020
1

BE HEARD Act would harm small business and Virginia’s business climate

Small businesses in Virginia could face a very different business climate next year, due to Joe Biden’s support for laws…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 3, 2020
1

Biden prison plan would give states monetary incentives to release violent criminals

If Biden's $20 billion in grants for reducing incarceration become law, that will give states a financial incentive to start…
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Education

Hans BaderAugust 1, 2020
1

Montgomery County harms children by closing private schools

Experts have thus far failed to find a single case of a child giving the virus to an adult, and…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJuly 28, 2020
2

Biden ‘Racial Equity Plan’ would enrich wealthy lawyers at employers’ expense

First thing we do, let's enrich all the lawyers.
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Education

Hans BaderJuly 27, 2020
1

George Mason University may discriminate based on race in unconstitutional ways

Kendi’s claim ignores the fact that many racial disparities are not caused by racism. For example, Latinos live three years…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJuly 25, 2020
2

Democrats’ next target over ‘racism’: the U.S. military

The draft Democratic platform is very negative about whites, mentioning them 15 times, all critical.
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJuly 24, 2020
2

Access to COVID-19 vaccine may be restricted based on race, if panel has its way

The perils of race-based vaccine preferences.
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