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• Originally published 03/28/2018

  Rick Perlstein joins US Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in calling on top DOJ officials to sign a pledge not to interfere with the special counsel

  Richard Blumenthal and Rick Perlstein

  "We expect that those charged with the solemn responsibility of protecting the integrity of American institutions will pledge publicly that the investigation can proceed without interference.”

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• Originally published 09/25/2013

  Surveillance and the FISA Court

  Bruce Ackerman

  Proposed reforms, such as making public all opinions on important legal issues and creating a civil liberties advocate, would help.

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• Originally published 09/25/2013

  Practical Wisdom, According to Messrs. Franklin and Emerson

  Walter G. Moss

  In the United States today few of us value wisdom. This was not always the case.

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• Originally published 09/25/2013

  Marilyn Young: Syria is turning point in American war tactics

  Negotiation and cooperation may be taking the place of a historically more aggressive approach.

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• Originally published 09/25/2013

  Rutgers' Julie Livingston wins MacArthur genius grant

  The Rutgers historian won for her work on African history and public health.

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• Originally published 06/28/2014

  A Federal Schizophrenia About Marijuana

  Liberty and Power

  There is supposed to be bipartisan support for amending the federal criminal code so that tens of thousands of non-violent criminals do not rot in prison at taxpayers' expense. Among the "criminals" often mentioned are those convicted of possessing or selling marijuana, which is widely viewed as less harmful than legal substances such as alcohol or tobacco. Is the Obama administration sincere in its stated intention to ease draconian drug sentences? Or is the rhetoric just that?