Overcoming American Exceptionalism, with American democracy as collateral damage

It’s an old Washington, DC axiom – if you want to know what an administration plans to do, look to the sub-cabinet level.  And pay particular attention to the lawyers.

Today, these barometers point hard to the left.  At the Justice Department, President Obama has nominated Dawn Johnsen to head the influential Office of Legal Counsel. ">Johnsen once comparedthe curtailment of a woman’s ability to obtain an abortion to slavery, and has been at the forefront of the movement ">to limitthe executive’s ability to wage war on terrorism.

Overcoming American Exceptionalism, with American democracy as collateral damage

Sphere: Related Content