Speaking at a very loud volume has an impact on those who cannot speak so loudly.

I think (initially) there is always some caution, because people have never seen it work before _ and they always want somebody else to be the one to try it out.

Republicans in Congress have signaled that they want reform — but not very much reform. By electing a member who has given out tobacco checks on the floor of Congress, they have decided to send...

This past week’s good news for reformers is likely to continue in the weeks and months to come. Record campaign fundraising (see Schwarzenegger’s bid to raise $120 million in the California gubernatorial race) and the...

The standard for rejecting money is that the donor has risen to enough prominence that holding on to the money will hurt you at the polls. It’s a very pragmatic, political standard.