partisan politics

Holder: Potential Civil Rights Violations At IRS

Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI’s criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities.

2013/05/15

Figures of Grief and History near the U.S. Capitol building. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)

Is A Dumb Public The Force Behind Partisanship?

Is partisanship a product of a dumber public? According to Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), comity in Congress has reached a low point, and the public’s decreasing intellect is partially to blame.

2012/06/29