Author: danps

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has cultivated a pugnacious persona, but on financial reform he may be fighting for the wrong side. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears.No Associated...

Troop levels and insurgency strategies have dominated the discussion about Afghanistan, but there may be an important ulterior motive for those in favor of a ramped up military effort. For more on pruning back executive power...

Various attempts to reform the financial system are bouncing around the capitol these days.  The reaction of one of Wall Street’s biggest players to them may be as good an indicator as any of how serious they are. For...

The health care debate and last weekend’s activities in the capitol produced some high profile disagreements on the left.  Part of it is the tug of war to set the party agenda, but part of it is also in the...

A long delayed report, a fine piece of investigative journalism and a recent scientific study have combined to seriously erode the credibility of arguments popularized by “24.”  Its influence will long outlast...