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The Rule of Law: Compare and Contrast

…and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of…

Spain’s new defense minister

…emerged as central from the write up: 1. Lack of military experience. (I assume either directly or as a part of the defense ministry prior to her appointment). She has…

Nepal

…through proxies. When Surya Bahadur Thapa resigned on 7 May 2004, the squabble between Koirala and Deuba continued with Koirala openly questioning the possible re-appointment of Deuba as the Prime…

Libby’s Lawyers: Our Client is Above the Law

…prosecutor in the CIA leak case lacked authority … The defense attorneys also said Fitzgerald’s appointment violated federal law because his investigation was not supervised by the attorney general. The…

Will Bernanke Follow a Price-Rule Approach?

Tom Nugent joins Victor Canto in praising the appointment of Ben Bernanke to head the Federal Reserve: Bernanke, like Greenspan and Volcker, will take a price-rule approach … Since 1982,…

Scooter Libby to Replace Harriet Miers?

…from the wingnuts. They advocated her pre-emptive withdrawal, so there is no onus against a committee preventing any appointment from coming to the Senate floor, and no gabble about any…

Will Bernanke Be Too Hard on Inflation?

…adverse and pursue tight monetary policies. For example, Michael Mandel asks “Will Bernanke’s Appointment Hurt Innovation and Technology?” But check out the comment section for what Dr. Lingle said. Then…

A Quandary

…a silent operation. It would be an excellent check upon a spirit of favoritism in the President, and would tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters from State…