A new defense bill crammed with political pork smashes records, but you likely didn't hear the news, because War is Good again Fifteen years ago, as the Bush years waned and political division began skyrocketing, one thing everyone agreed on was.
Former federal prosecutor Dennis Aftergut describes the special role that lawyers play in preserving democracy a role even more important today than it was at the county’s founding. Mr. Aftergut calls lawyers to action particularly in light of the news of a forthcoming memoir by Geoffrey Berman, the former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York who resigned rather than carry out former President Trump’s efforts to bring weak cases against political opponents.
One of the worst decisions by the current Democratic congressional majority, and one of the main reasons it ought to be taken away, is the decision to restore earmarks. Republicans had wisely banned these specific-interest spending provisions after winning back the House majority in 2010. They need to do it again.