What to do when you have it in for a federal agency that is recognized on both sides of the aisle for providing high-quality services to Americans in need....
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-3 to authorize subpoenas focused on the Bush Administration's warrant-less wiretapping program. Here is what...
Sometimes, complex, intractable problems require complex, expensive solutions. So it’s particularly frustrating when government refuses to adopt a free, simple and proven method to address an important social issue
Florida, the scene of infamous election-day chaos and massive voter purges during the 2000 presidential election, took an important step towards resolving its democratic crisis yesterday. Governor Crist's bold action was just the latest in a national movement that has gained significant momentum in the past year.
Khaled el-Masri was vacationing in Macedonia when he was abducted by local police. Mr. el-Masri was then beaten, drugged, and interrogated at gunpoint...
The Supreme Court this week narrowly declined to hear the habeas appeals of the Guantánamo detainees. The detainees had sought review of the D.C. Circuit's...
Restoring voting rights to people who have completed their sentences is a goal that conservatives and progressives can share. And to that point, the Sunshine State may soon be a shining example.
The Supreme Court this morning said that it would not review the case of the Guantánamo detainees. Three Justices (Souter, Breyer, and Ginsburg) voted...
We all stand on the shoulders of giants. And few giants loom larger in the study of "executive prerogatives" than Arthur Schlesinger Jr., that great American...
