Often a stepping stone to higher office, Republican AG offices have played host to a repeated set of scandals in recent years.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inLaw and Justice
Durbin Must Enforce His SCOTUS Investigation Subpoenas
The Court’s own precedents show that its corruption scandals are exactly why Congress has subpoena power.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Should Begin the Tax Wars Now
He needs to highlight his positions against the Republicans’. And not give away too much in interim deals.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Corporate Self-Oversight
Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. company, in a process riddled with conflicts of interest. But federal monitoring is making a comeback under new leadership.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Ambassador for Crypto
Sean Patrick Maloney, an adviser to Coinbase, is nominated as the U.S. representative to the OECD, which is building regulatory frameworks for crypto.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Could Score Big by Blocking This Revolver
Demetrios Kouzoukas’s nomination battle offers the perfect opportunity for Democrats to prove themselves to voters.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Corporate Headhunters Shouldn’t Control Who Can Be a Fed Reserve Bank President
We need a democratic process for appointing leaders of regional Fed banks.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wall Street’s Favorite Financial Regulator May Be Looking for a New Job
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam’s term doesn’t end until 2026, but there are rumblings of an early exit to the private sector. Place your bets where he’ll end up next!
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Department of Justice’s Legal Love Letter to Moderna
This story has been retracted.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Objectivity Theater
The Court wrote a new ethics code for itself. It’s all but meaningless.
