Robert Bernstein (no relation), the founder of  Human Rights Watch, has issued a stinging condemnation of the organization he led from 1978 to 1998.  Here’s a taste: I must do something that I never anticipated: I must publicly join the grou...

Jeff Rosen responds to some of the criticisms of his profile of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Word is, his profile of Elena Kagan is up next....

The Vermont legislature overrides a governor's veto to pass a gay-marriage bill. Same-sex marriages begin in Iowa, the state legislature and governor balk at banning it, and even...

In this week's National Journal poll of political bloggers, the first question was: "What is your top concern in how President Obama has dealt with Congress in his first 100...

Over some 300 years, Russia was ruled by a total of 18 czars of the Romanov dynasty. However, as David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy points out, the Obama administration has...

That’s the topic of my new article, for a forthcoming issue of Cardozo Law Review de Novo (the on-line supplement to Cardozo’s printed journal). The article will be part of a symposium issue on McDonald v. Chicago. Here’s the abstract for my...

The AP reports: The government has asked a federal judge to let it cut ACORN’s funding, saying a report commissioned by the embattled community activist reinforces Congress’ concern about misuse of federal funds.In papers filed Wednesday in U.S....

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Rep. Alan Grayson is unhappy with a critic who created a website, mycongressmanisnuts.com, mocking Rep. Grayson’s congressmanwithguts.com website and seeking donations against him.  Indeed, Rep. Grayson is so upset...

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Okay, I’ll bite on Fen’s comment in my previous post on opinion polls and climate change. Suppose that you wanted, at the retail investor level, the cheapest and most efficient ways to go short on climate change policies, carbon regimes, whatever...