Unlimited money, unlimited visibility, unlimited clout - what could possibly go wrong?

Somehow, we have reached the point where we view democracy and elections as ends in themselves. But they aren't.

Can you really put a price on a lifetime of voting?

We are beginning to see an unholy alliance forming between libel law and a desire to make unpleasant people be quiet.

Leaders know that there's nothing as disruptive as information.

What are we to make of the news that career State Department staffers are refusing to go to Iraq?

It's a far better thing, as well as much easier, for government to act to prevent a disaster, or at least to warn residents loudly and clearly of the potential consequences of their foolish choices.

Why such a difference between the handling of the California fires, vs Katrina in New Orleans?

These bridges have needed fixing for 25 years and they're still operating?

The amount of space TIME used trying to mislead us shows how important the court really is.