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by danps
The collection of furtive shenanigans we've come to call The Bailout took an extraordinary turn at the start of the week when we guaranteed hundreds of billions of dollars for yet another diminished ex-titan of Wall Street. The proper response is not resignation but redoubled activism.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 859 words in story) by danps
The Electoral College, when it is noticed at all, is usually dismissed as an anachronism at best and a foe of democracy at worst. But some of our current problems might be more manageable if we made more use of it, not less.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 866 words in story) by danps
Now that the election is over and we can look forward to a new administration on January 20th it is very tempting to be satisfied with counting down the days left in the current one. Doing so will allow some dangerous precedents to be set, though, and can only have negative consequences.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 850 words in story) by danps
One of the White House's favorite questionable practices is the use of foreign media to import stories that cannot originate domestically. Congress urgently needs to investigate, not despite the brief time left to do so but because of it.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 873 words in story) by danps
America was founded and existed for a short time without a president. As we prepare to elect our next one it may be useful to look back to when we didn't have one at all, and to the very limited role envisioned for it by its creators.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (2 comments, 842 words in story) by danps
Our extranational shadow justice experiment has been a failure on virtually every level. The clear response would seem to be closing it, but circumstances inside the Beltway may trump the obvious.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 848 words in story) by danps
A court ruling this week put new pressure on the administration to release seventeen noncombatatants held at Guantánamo. Their plight, and that of others similarly held, hint at the magnitude of the injustice there - and suggests why those responsible for it are so eager to keep them locked away.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 880 words in story) by danps
The House rejection of the bailout on Monday was also a rejection of incompetent officials and questionable lawmaking processes. And even if the worst nightmares threatened on us come to pass as a result we will, believe it or not, get along.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 938 words in story) by danps
The crisis on Wall Street has demonstrated that conservatism has not a single idea remaining. No one attempted an ideological explanation or way forward, and those who tried to frame it in partisan terms just looked foolish.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (3 comments, 875 words in story) by danps
Republicans and their surrogates have made a great show of concern over elitism on the left, but the overwhelming evidence points to hostility on the right for democratic institutions and processes.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (2 comments, 1046 words in story) by danps
The legacy of the contemporary Republican party is that of a corrosive pessimism about the government's ability to work. Its primary inspiration is still on the scene but doesn't get the credit he deserves.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 864 words in story) by danps
Lawlessness is typically associated with Molotov cocktail-throwing anarchists, but a far more threatening variety has been methodically implemented at the top levels of our government
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 864 words in story) by danps
Devotion to the President has been an especially prized commodity the last seven years, but a particular kind of it seems to be valued higher than the rest.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 820 words in story) by danps
The all-but-certain criminality at the top of our government has been getting more coverage lately, but we shouldn't lose sight of those who have at times taken substantial risks to oppose it
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