Tag Archive for 'policy'

SCHIP Myths

I’m the first one to agree that moving middle-class kids onto public health insurance probably isn’t the way to go. But hey, is it possible we aren’t getting the whole picture from policy makers? I know it’s crazy to suggest the Bush administration might not be giving us the whole truth, but this press release [...]

A complex view of the War on Terror from inside the Justice Department

Jack Goldsmith, as former head of the Office of Legal Counsel inside the Justice Department, was responsible for evaluating and approving (or rejecting) the frequently controversial anti-terrorism policies of the Bush administration. His new book, The Terror Presidency, offers an insiders view of the fights over the ultimate legality of many of the President’s most [...]