Horace Cooper is a writer and legal commentator. He is also an adjunct fellow with the Institute for Liberty and a senior fellow with the American Civil Rights Union. From June 2005 - June 2007 he was a visiting assistant professor of law at George Mason University School of Law. While at GMUSL his research focus was on U.S. intellectual property rights policy, the role of the United States Supreme Court in the American constitutional system, political forecasting, the legislative process and federal labor law. Mr. Cooper has served in senior capacities in the George W. Bush Administration including stints as chief of staff at the Voice of America and the Dept of Labor's Employment Standards Administration. Horace Cooper previously served as Counsel to the Honorable Richard K. Armey, (Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1994 - 2002). Mr. Cooper's interests include current issues involving law and American society, political forecasting, and the changing makeup of the United States Supreme Court. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:24:28 GMT Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:24:28 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ With less than 8 days of fan fare and excitement, the Cash for Clunkers program started and appears now to have ended. According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, "If we don't get the $2 billion from the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/08/03/the_triumph_of_hope_over_experience 796732d5-b03f-48ec-bd45-81955042de3c Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:24:28 GMT While most analysts see Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court sailing smoothly ahead, beneath the waters lurk troubles not unlike those which faced another nominee (Lani Guinier) by the last Democratic... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/07/15/sotomayor_obama's_guinier e45a1b87-89fe-4761-a94f-cbd687394a07 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:29:35 GMT Congress has started in earnest its effort to enact President Obama's promise for universal health care. Many in the mainstream media repeat the meme that this effort will finally ensure quality health care for all... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/06/30/health_care_reform_could_harm_more_than_it_helps 2d43f9fd-c9d1-4626-b204-5b360e98f63a Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:57:25 GMT A recent ruling by a three judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allowing the ACLU's lawsuit against "extraordinary rendition" to go forward was reckless and lawless. In light of the ongoing conflict... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/05/18/9th_circuit's_reckless_ruling_harms_our_nation's_security 0bdfa110-a021-43b4-a843-ccf46cef73c7 Mon, 18 May 2009 19:57:35 GMT For some Americans credit cards are a remarkably useful financial tool which improves their lives and those of their families. For others they are the equivalent of handing a bottle of bourbon to an alcoholic. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/05/01/credit_card_restrictions_threaten_liberty a0a09aea-4b23-4b88-95d7-f8f0c50b226b Fri, 01 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT Two years ago Anna Nicole Smith died but her legacy lives on. Smith - famous for almost single-handedly creating the FFBF (famous for being famous) lifestyle - left behind a daughter and an ongoing civil suit against... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/02/09/legacy_costs 840c5ccb-8d14-4a2a-a0be-4bd9b08b18c6 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:49:58 GMT Many Americans are familiar with the admonition that they should beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. However, it is getting increasingly difficult to tell who the wolves are and who the sheep are. Take the National... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2009/01/22/when_litigation_groups_go_wild 8d8b232a-9b4d-4430-8578-e3e0312fe914 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:47:52 GMT President Bush's announcement of the name of the person who would replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was eagerly anticipated by many in Washington. Gonzales, caricatured as inept and bumbling by critics of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2007/09/22/executive_decision 03ddf1e9-3b6d-49a9-8c9c-6009ca012766 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:58:39 GMT The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is proving itself once again to be a powerhouse among the circuits. And based on some of the cases that it will decide this year it might actually edge out the D.C. Circuit as the most... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2007/07/17/waiting_on_the_world_to_change 91428113-6c19-48cd-b714-3aa57961d2d5 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:03:23 GMT Late last month the Center for the American Progress released a report entitled "the Structural Imbalance of Talk Radio." The study purportedly provides a seriously analysis of the partisan programming that exists on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2007/07/05/fake_right,_thrust_left 10cfa9a8-f762-4f27-b0a1-7b03f9be2cde Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT More and more it seems that celebrities and their families or close associates are unwilling to embrace basic notions of personal responsibility. Whether it's the hangers on around the tragic life of Anna Nicole Smith... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2007/06/25/whither_personal_responsibility 7f5faf45-3f9d-4bf7-9dbc-fa53f4d30807 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:02:30 GMT As many in the media await the results of a DNA test to determine the real father of Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter, Dannielynn, some reports have perpetuated a legal myth. Consider the Associated Press story that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2007/04/14/shes_no_million_dollar_baby d1f4b22f-ebda-4f74-9a93-64f773d5f72d Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:01:00 GMT The American people dealt the Republican Party a major setback Nov. 7th. What President Bush referred to as a "thumpin" resulted in Republicans losing a 30-seat majority in the House. Rather than selecting a Speaker i http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2006/11/14/john_boehner_for_republican_leader 7197bc2a-9274-4325-b041-7989abd7debd Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:10:00 GMT Senior Democrats and their enablers in the mainstream media have all but pronounced a victory for Democrats in the House and the Senate this November. Grandma Pelosi and real estate wheeler dealer Harry Reid are being http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2006/10/31/the_fat_lady_has_laryngitis 9583ae43-f7f7-412f-a96c-74e1a78054aa Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:53:05 GMT Ever the optimists, Democrats remain convinced that they are riding a wave to victory in November. If Tuesday's California special election results mean anything, then the wails and screams that ultimately come in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2006/06/10/no_rogue_wave 9a49d5de-ce65-4102-87a8-c1c310c29e25 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:05:00 GMT