I’d like to see an essay critically analyzing the militia perspective on the right to bear arms in the Second Amendment and exploring the implications of a possibly mistaken assumption. […]
Year: 2024
Investigating the Economic Value of a Law School Education: A Regression Analysis Approach
Researching the real economic value of a law school education offers valuable insights into whether the prestige of a law school genuinely contributes to improved post-graduation outcomes or if these […]
Exploring the Influence of Dueling Norms on the Right to Bear Arms in Early America
The norms, customs, and rules surrounding dueling in early American history offer a unique perspective on the historical understanding of the right to bear arms. In the late 18th and […]
Researching the Impact of Gun Acquisition on Public Opinion Post-Mass Shootings
This essay explores a potential research idea aimed at understanding how the legality of a mass shooter’s gun acquisition influences public opinion on gun control. The manner in which a […]
Beyond Gerrymandering: Establishing a Compactness Benchmark for Redistricting
Evaluating the compactness of political districts is a crucial yet complex task in the redistricting process. Although a substantial amount of literature exists on this topic, including numerous methods to […]
Replication and Transparency in Empirical Legal Studies
Replication and transparency are fundamental to the advancement of scientific knowledge, including in the field of empirical legal studies. To that end, many political science journals maintain replication archives for […]
Thinking about Drive Thru Voting
Drive-thru voting may be an innovative and practical solution to increase voter turnout and participation at a relatively low cost. Much like drive-thru services for banking, picking up prescriptions, and […]
Why Only 50% of Findings Can Be Replicated: Exploratory Thoughts
Thinking about the “replication crisis” in social sciences, I did some back-of-the-envelope type analysis of the probability that a statistically significant finding is true. The result I get is that […]
Why Did State Legislatures Give Up Power to Pick Presidential Electors?
The United States Constitution grants state legislatures the authority to determine the manner of selecting presidential electors. Per Article II, Section 1, “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as […]