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The New Green Stimulus: Buy Everyone a Prius

By | 03.27.09 | 12:07 pm

I wouldn’t normally flag a policy proposal by a car reviewer, but Dan Neil’s piece in The Los Angeles Times today deserves mention. With a few nifty calculations, he argues that we could cut our dependence on OPEC oil by 50 percent over ten years, simply by buying millions More…

Surprise! Kagan Agrees with the Supreme Court

By | 02.11.09 | 11:44 am

Following up on Spencer’s post, The Los Angeles Times today makes much of the fact that Solicitor General nominee Elena Kagan Tuesday told senators that she believes that “enemy combatants” can be detained without criminal charge or trial.

Well, as much as civil liberties advocates might More…

The Pressure’s On: Obama DOJ to Argue ‘State Secrets’ Case Monday

By | 02.08.09 | 10:04 pm

President Obama and new Attorney General Eric Holder Monday will face the first public test of their stated commitments to opening government and ending torture.

Since we first reported in January on the pending court case, Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, there’s been growing pressure — both from advocacy More…