The fact that the Dodd-McConnell debate cannot be resolved just by reading the text of the statute reflects the profound opacity of the Dodd bill. The complexity and even ambiguity also indicate that the statute does not necessarily end bailouts...

After the health-care fight, we can expect the Obama administration to use the same template to pass “comprehensive immigration reform.” . . .

Today’s San Francisco Chronicle reports that 42 of California’s 58 county district attorneys are opposing President Obama’s nomination of Goodwin Liu to the federal appeals court in San Francisco. . . .

Everyone seems to need a narrative of good against evil -- even people who don't believe in God or in Satan. . . .