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The Glenn Gould Legacy, Vol. III
Reagan has made it clear that he wants to remake the federal judiciary in his own conservative image, not just on the high court but in the lower federal courts as well. Judicial appointments can be a President's most enduring legacy. Federal judges, appointed for life and removable only...
If Rehnquist is looking for a model as consensus maker, he can find one in Brennan. Like Rehnquist, Brennan is popular with his colleagues. But unlike Rehnquist, Brennan has often swallowed his ideological scruples to pick up the votes of more moderate colleagues. His ability to preserve the legacy of...
"This court had a couple of Justices with vision," says University of Michigan Law Professor Yale Kamisar. "Brennan on the left and Rehnquist on the right. But nobody had the votes." As a result, the legacy of the Burger Court, insofar as it makes sense to speak of a Burger...
American charity will never be an orderly or evenhanded process. Even so, millions still depend on private largesse, not just at home but abroad. Last year Americans sent more than $2 billion in private donations to the peoples of foreign countries. The Rockefeller Foundation alone will spend up to $300...