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Who is Marc Rich and Why Is He Important?

Jimmie | November 23, 2008 | Comments (0)

George Lardner recaps the interesting story of Eric Holder and the pardon of the fugitive Marc Rich and concludes, The precedent against pardons for fugitives was set more than 200 years ago by President John Adams. The charge, brought in 1799, was murder on the high seas against a ship’s captain who was clearly trying [...]

David Brooks in Fantasyland

Jimmie | November 21, 2008 | Comments (0)

David Brooks has stars in his eyes. His kind of people are in charge and won’t it just be a happy day when all those Ivy League-educated brains start pumping out the IQ power! Jan. 20, 2009, will be a historic day. Barack Obama (Columbia, Harvard Law) will take the oath of office as his [...]