Although the United States does not have the world’s best health outcomes or the most cost effective care, we still lead the world in medical innovation. American researchers and companies dominate fields like drug development and medical devices. There’s no better sign of how quickly U.S. medical technology and technique evolves …
Senate Nuclear Showdown Approaches Farce
Take two esteemed public servants whose power arises from their own reputations as honest brokers. Put them on a Sunday network television show with an impossible task: Argue with passion and principle for the opposite of a …
The Next Verdict from the Zimmerman Trial
Now that the jury has acquitted George Zimmerman of the murder of Trayvon Martin, Americans will need to look elsewhere for answers to the larger questions of social and racial justice the case raised
New Effort To Tar Marco Rubio As Anti-Woman
EMILY’s List hopes to brand Florida Senator Marco Rubio as anti-women ahead of the 2016 elections
Snowden’s New Talking Point: Nazi War Crimes Trial
Can NSA surveillance be compared to Hitler’s genocide?
Five Changes to Justice Department Guidelines Designed To Protect Reporters
Accused of criminalizing journalism, Holder releases new rules for leak cases
Snowden Makes A Smart Move
The NSA leaker may be able to turn the vagueness and weakness of international law to his advantage
Janet Napolitano Leaves Office With Her Border Security Efforts Incomplete
A strong voice for reform steps down while Congress continues to pursue an overhaul of America’s immigration policy
Morning Must Reads: July 12
In the news: Snowden, farm bill, the budget, race and gun violence, and the most influential women in Washington
Google Upsets Environmentalists, Plays D.C. Money Game
Google isn’t the quirky, idealistic upstart it once was, and hasn’t been for a while now
Cuccinelli Separates from McDonnell as Giftgate Scandal Grows
As Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell faces an ever-growing investigation into gifts he accepted in office, the Republican who hopes to replace him this fall, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, is doing what he can to keep his …
Behind June’s Surprise $116 Billion U.S. Budget Surplus
The effects of sequestration and payments from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac gave the U.S. Treasury its largest monthly surplus since before the financial crisis.
According to Treasury’s Financial Management Service, the federal …
Reconciling Privacy and Security Post-Snowden
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent federal agency examining whether U.S. intelligence gathering is too intrusive, held a public workshop on Tuesday in Washington with experts, academics and advocacy …