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After the event, Romney acknowledged the need for voting reform, but demurred at Guinier’s proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution...
...students of the College, not just freshmen, have the potential to benefit from a new dean of advising. Centralizing the administration of undergraduate advising may enhance whatever other reforms ultimately emerge from the curricular review. Ultimately, improving coordination and making advising information more accessible are necessary components of any reform. But Gross’ almost-certain plans to create a student advising center should be treated with care. To be sure, the proposed center could be immensely helpful, but much of its success depends on how exactly it is integrated into College academic life. It will never replace the specific...
...Political Columnists to mention the same politician favorably two weeks in a row, but Graham has forced it upon me. He excoriated the Attorney General--designate Alberto Gonzales last week for allowing the White House to loosen the rules on torture. This week, praise goes to his Social Security reform plan. Graham actually approaches fiscal sanity. He would offer individuals a chance to invest up to $1,300 of their payroll taxes per year in any of five government-approved funds, ranging from stock indexes to private bonds to government paper--or to stay in the current system. He would...
...that the industrial-age social safety net can be improved for the information age--should not dismiss this simply because it involves Bushian private accounts. Graham is not without powerful Republican allies; he is close to Charles Grassley, the Senate Finance Committee chair whose support is crucial to any reform. In fact, if the President is serious about personal investment accounts, he should take a close look at Graham's plan...
...between the federal judiciary and congressional Republicans. Judges used to have almost unlimited discretion. A defendant could receive 15 years in jail or probation, depending on which judge he or she stood before. But two decades ago, in an effort to make the system fairer, Congress passed the Sentencing Reform Act, which established a commission of judges and other legal experts to craft a range of penalties for each crime. Judges could increase or decrease the prescribed sentences because of aggravating or mitigating factors--a gun was used in the crime, for example, or the defendant served in the military...