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The Devil in the Details of Police Reform Jun. 27, 2020
The time for serious police reforms has come. There is no ignoring that fact. Cities and states arou... Read More
Congress Predictably Drops the Ball on Small Business Rescue Jun. 25, 2020
The Payroll Protection Program, or the PPP, is the crown jewel of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Ec... Read More
Supreme Court Reprieve for DACA Is Temporary. Congress Must Make It Permanent. Jun. 23, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of young people — Americans in every way except on paper — won a r... Read More
Why Have Congress? Jun. 18, 2020
This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. Hailed... Read More
The Social Security 'Goody Bag' Jun. 17, 2020
At least once a day, I get one or more emails that start out with some form of this phrase: "I'll te... Read More
The House of Democracy Falls Silent May. 20, 2020
WASHINGTON — I went to the House to hear the noise of democracy. It might be my last chance. A... Read More
Lawmakers' Suspicious Stock Trades Undermine Public Trust in Congress May. 14, 2020
Dozens of members of Congress have bought and sold stocks hundreds of times throughout the coronavir... Read More
Trumpian Oversight on Parade as Small Businesses Aid Instead Goes to Fat Cats Apr. 24, 2020
Hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds that Congress specifically designated for the sur... Read More
Schiff and the Dems Hit a New Low Apr. 10, 2020
While the president and his administration are working tirelessly to get critical medical supplies a... Read More
Hope for the Dead at Easter Apr. 09, 2020
That God, which ever lives and loves, One God, one law, one element, And one far-off divine event, T... Read More
Time for Congress to Adapt to This Emergency and Enable Remote Legislating Apr. 07, 2020
The attacks of 9/11 gave Congress what should have been a wake-up call about the necessity of enabli... Read More
Relief Welcome, But Cut Other Spending Mar. 27, 2020
Congress and the Trump administration must act swiftly to send a lifeline to citizens and an economy... Read More
A Much-Needed Rescue Package to Halt America's Economic Slide Mar. 26, 2020
The $2 trillion bipartisan rescue deal worked out by Senate leaders and the Trump administration ear... Read More
Using Crisis to Undermine Constitutional Rights Is The Worst Kind of Gouging Mar. 25, 2020
Attorney General William Barr, who serves an authoritarian-minded president, is seeking to have defe... Read More
Suspicious Stock Sales by Members of Congress Might Warrant Prosecution Mar. 24, 2020
America's political leaders were slow to protect the nation from the coronavirus pandemic, but it se... Read More
Can America Successfully Navigate the Coronavirus Crisis? Mar. 13, 2020
One of the first rules of weathering a crisis is to remain calm. Freaking out never helps. It's not ... Read More
Panic, If You Must, And Then Pivot Mar. 12, 2020
When is the last time someone told you to calm down, and it worked? I'm not seeing a lot of raised h... Read More
Rights Versus Wishes Mar. 11, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders said: "I believe that health care is a right of all people." He's not alone in t... Read More
FISA Judicial Reform a Must Feb. 28, 2020
Not a single member of Congress should reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act program... Read More
What Part of 'No' Don't You Understand? Feb. 26, 2020
The question being repeatedly raised in America is "just what did the First Amendment say about the ... Read More
