On the Newsstand:Filibuster

Audrey Kim / March 3, 2009 6:45 pm

Warming the Bench

Obama’s nominations will be liberal, but not in the conventional sense For better or for worse, people will view it as historically significant,” mused Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy on the election of the Harvard Law Review’s first black president in 1990. Less than two decades later, the student in question has once again been thrust into the spotlight of ... Read More

Alex Copulsky / November 15, 2008 12:08 am

On Bipartisanship

Briefly: It’s a load of bull. Less briefly: “Bipartisanship” is a feel-good election-y term that should not, and cannot, be the way President Obama gets things done in Washington. Let me offer some thoughts on the matter.  First off, there’s now no incentive for most of the Republican Party to cooperate with Obama, especially in the House of Representatives. Though ... Read More

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