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Abstract: The United States government leaks like a sieve. Presidents denounce the constant flow of classified information to the media from unauthorized, anonymous sources. National security professionals decry the consequences. And yet the laws against leaking are almost never enforced. Throughout U.S. history, fewer than a dozen criminal cases have been brought against suspected leakers. ...
Justice Scalia said he thinks Congress’s decision in 2006 to renew Section 5 was motivated by a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” It was the kind of political screed you might hear from Rush Limbaugh. Scalia’s baseless platitude could just as easily be made in the opposite direction–someone could claim Scalia wants to strike down voting ...
In testimony to the Senate Banking Committee this week, Ben Bernanke made a clear statement acknowledging that very large American banks receive implicit subsidies because the market believes they are too big to fail. This was one of the most forthright public statements on this topic by a top Fed official, and Mr. Bernanke should ...
On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will review the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark legislation that cleared barriers to the ballot box for all American citizens. In Shelby County v. Holder, the Court will hear arguments on Section 5 — the heart of the Voting Rights Act – that allows the federal government to block ...
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case this month challenging the constitutionality of a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, opponents of the law question whether it’s fair, necessary or relevant. “A lot has changed since the 1960s,” they argue. “Haven’t we overcome?” The truth is, not enough has changed ...
The federal budget picture is improving! Yes, improving. After so many years of bad budgetary news, this may be hard to believe. The public mood certainly seems stuck in a rut of despair and dismay. But budget mavens have noticed several significant developments: Despite seemingly unending political battles, Congress and the president have managed to ...
Many commentators assume that the conservative Supreme Court justices will strike down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Like Abigail Thernstrom, however, we are not so sure. Congress clearly has the authority to continue to maintain Section 5. If the court does strike it down, though, it will give Congress an opportunity to update the ...
Would you like some face time with the president of the United States, a chance perhaps to share your ideas about how he might perk up the still-lagging economy, make our schools safer from deranged gunmen or bring peace to the Middle East? Write a check for $500,000 to Organizing for Action (OFA), his new ...
If you want to appreciate just how conservative the fiscal conventional wisdom is, consider that hotbed of Bolshevism, the Federal Reserve. Yes, the central bank that progressives love to hate is today the most expansionist outfit in town. Although they are arguing about the details, both President Obama and the Republican Congress have committed to ...
President Obama’s second Inaugural Address used soaring language to reaffirm America’s commitment to the dream of equality of opportunity: “We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American; she is free, and ...
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