Congress' Bipartisan Vice Is Cowardice
The War Powers Act--which sets an arbitrary deadline for presidents to seek congressional approval for military engagements--is just one facet of a much more serious malady: acute buck-passing.
Feds to Biotech Firms: Shut Up
The FDA is restricting the speech of private drug firms. This may violate the First Amendment rights of drugs companies.
Feminism by Treaty
CEDAW contains many worthy and indeed noble declarations, but its key provisions are 1970s feminism preserved in diplomatic amber. Releasing those aged provisions in 21st-century America would be strange at best, and at worst they could seriously compromise the privacy, well-being, and basic freedoms of Americans.
Political Privacy Should be a Civil Right
Today President Obama is ignoring the lessons of the civil rights era he claims to revere. The only purpose of the executive order is to dangle the specter of retaliation (by losing her contracts) and harassment (from political opponents).
