Jul 12
Who said that? A quick history of the presidential oath
George Washington has long been credited with instituting the tradition of concluding the oath of office with “So help me God,” at his inauguration in 1789.
Jun 28
Q & A: A former FBI agent on new surveillance guidelines
To get an FBI agent’s perspective on the issue, we needed to look no further than the Center’s director of security, Sherman Hopkins, whose FBI career spanned 22 years.
Jun 20
Top 5 pants-on-fire claims about Medicare
Sadly, both ends of the political spectrum are guilty of making shamelessly scurrilous statements about Medicare in attempts to score political points.
May 23
Um…there was an election last week?
Low voter turnout can provide an opportunity for special interest groups to wield more influence among other things. Why do primary elections have such low turnout?
May 17
Do conflict of interest laws conflict with free speech?
Here’s what you need to know about the precedent-setting case of Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan.
