Through either trepidation or cowardice, the Justice Department has shrunk from the onslaught of conservative legal opposition to the Biden agenda.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Bush Appointee Still on the Job Making Bankruptcy Even Harder
The director of federal bankruptcy oversight is creating more hurdles for Blacks and the poor.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden’s Oil-Friendly Appointees
The newly installed State Department energy adviser joins a group of administration officials who appear wedded to fossil fuels.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Key Climate Appointment Biden Hasn’t Announced
A Republican majority on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission impedes action on fossil fuels.
Posted inPolitics
How Biden Can Profitably Piss Off Republicans
Promoting good policy can also compel the GOP to defend the indefensible.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Big Business as Usual for Biden’s Ambassadorship Picks
A Comcast lobbyist is the latest to snag a top diplomatic post.
Posted inLaw and Justice
To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Promptly Staff the Department of Justice
Numerous positions are vacant, threatening progress in a host of areas.
Posted inEconomic Policy
One Weird Trick to Force Billionaires to Pay Taxes
The ‘economic substance doctrine’ could be employed by the IRS to crack down on tax avoidance.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Needs to Be Wary of Crypto Grifters
The administration has a host of options to create a public option for digital currencies and use regulatory tools to prevent fraud and abuse.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Steve Ricchetti, and Democrats’ Failures at Self-Awareness
The White House could be known as a force for improving people’s lives—or the kind of place that gives plum jobs to sons and daughters of top officials.