Capital Letters: The Center of the Universe
In which our man in Washington dines with dairymen, ponders politics with gay Republicans, and investigates interns
Law & Government
Reasonable Doubts: Big Guns
Plaintiffs' lawyers declare themselves the "fourth branch of government" and go after firearms.
Gambler's Web
Why online betting can't be stopped--and why Washington shouldn't bother trying.
Reasonable Doubts: Title IX's Invisible Ink
How the Supreme Court made up "student-on-student" harassment law
Taking Back the Fifth
As government expands "takings" to intellectual property and other intangibles, will business start to care about property rights?
Capital Letters: Linear Thinking
In which our man in Washington contemplates the virtues of urban planning, literacy, and marriage
Reasonable Doubts: Firing Squad
In the gun litigation wars, who really speaks for federalism?
Liberation Biology
Scientist Lee M. Silver on cloning wars, bioethical battles, and new and improved genes
The "Hate State" Myth
In Wyoming, there are a few bigots who don't like gays. In the media, there are a lot more bigots who don't like Wyoming.
Capital Letters: Judgment Days
In which our man in Washington discovers the newest conservative outrage, prepares for Y2K, and gets a secret identity
