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On WikiLeaks: Transparency for Transparency's Sake

When we sacrifice our national security for the sake of transparency, we have crossed the line

Questions for Dylan and Sam on the Admissions Lottery

It was interesting to see this argument for an admissions lottery advanced earnestly; I think I've seen a similar example somewhere advanced by critics...

A Threat Worse Than Deflation

This month, the Fed began their second round of quantitative easing, a $600 billion that seeks to pump liquidity into the economy. While the...

An Admissions Lottery?

In today's Crimson, Dylan Matthews has a provocative column arguing that Harvard ought to randomize its admissions process. Dylan claims that Harvard's current admissions...

Feldman’s “Scorpions”

In Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices, Noah Feldman, the Bemis Professor of International Law at HLS, paints the lives...

In the Shadow of Kelo: Asking Hard Questions about Eminent Domain

In 2003, Columbia University, a private university in New York City, announced plans to build a new 17-acre campus in Manhattanville, West Harlem. This,...

In Defense of the Crimson's Article on HRC Elections

I'm not exactly known for my warm feelings towards the Harvard Crimson, but I'll defend their decision to run an article about the allegations...

Dylan in Concert

Bob Dylan is coming to Lowell, MA tomorrow for a concert. Excited yet? Frankly, there's a lot that excites me more than the prospect of seeing...

Another Chapter in the Virginia Thomas Saga

In another bizarre chapter in the ongoing controversy that surrounds her, Virginia Thomas, Tea Party activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,...

Weighing In: America Is Rich, Continued

Paul doesn't know what I'm talking about: I’m a little bit unclear what you mean by public-wealth.  Are you defining private-wealth as rich people and...