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Stewart Baker was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and the former General Counsel at the National Security Agency. He now specializes in technology law and telecommunicatio...

BPR Interviews: Stewart Baker

Stewart Baker was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and the former General Counsel at the National Security Agency. He now specializes in technology law and telecommunicatio...

Voting for Justice Story by Alex Floyd In 2009, judicial elections came under assault when the Supreme Court ruled in Caperton v. Massey that West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin had to recuse himself from a case involving one of his el...

Are Judicial Elections Good Policy?

Voting for Justice Story by Alex Floyd In 2009, judicial elections came under assault when the Supreme Court ruled in Caperton v. Massey that West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin had to recuse himself from a case involving one of his el...

Today the Jarawa tribe, one of five indigenous groups native to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, has only 400 surviving members. Until 1998, when a stream of Indian citizens began settling in the islands, this tribe of hunter-gatherers had e...

Guns, Germs and Safaris

Today the Jarawa tribe, one of five indigenous groups native to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, has only 400 surviving members. Until 1998, when a stream of Indian citizens began settling in the islands, this tribe of hunter-gatherers had e...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is often hailed by the West as a model of stability and modernity in the otherwise tumultuous Middle East. Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s bustling skylines, emblazoned with glittering skyscrapers, have come to symbolize the mi...

Pillars of Sand

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is often hailed by the West as a model of stability and modernity in the otherwise tumultuous Middle East. Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s bustling skylines, emblazoned with glittering skyscrapers, have come to symbolize the mi...

They call it “Sin City of the Middle East.” Chic nightclubs and trendy rooftop bars sparkle along Beirut’s Mediterranean coast — unmistakable manifestations of a Lebanese lust for life. But this determination to seize the day comes after year...

Power Struggle

They call it “Sin City of the Middle East.” Chic nightclubs and trendy rooftop bars sparkle along Beirut’s Mediterranean coast — unmistakable manifestations of a Lebanese lust for life. But this determination to seize the day comes after year...

In a run-down Los Angeles neighborhood in late January, a homeless veteran struck up a conversation with Robert McDonald, the newly appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). After learning that the veteran had served in the Special Forces, McDona...

Waiting on Change: The VA still needs a trip to the ER

In a run-down Los Angeles neighborhood in late January, a homeless veteran struck up a conversation with Robert McDonald, the newly appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). After learning that the veteran had served in the Special Forces, McDona...

Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Lambeau Field: These stadiums — and the teams that occupy them — are shimmering icons in the pantheon of American culture. But as team owners and national leagues attract more and more fans, they continue to grow in po...

Field of Schemes: If they build it, we all pay.

Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Lambeau Field: These stadiums — and the teams that occupy them — are shimmering icons in the pantheon of American culture. But as team owners and national leagues attract more and more fans, they continue to grow in po...