R. Richard Geddes is available for comment on "The Road to Renewal: Private Investment in US Transportation Infrastructure".

Jon Entine is available for comment on his book Crop Chemophobia: Will Precaution Kill the Green Revolution?

The campaign finance bill reported out of the House Administration Committee, with the laughable title, "527 Fairness Act," is a sham.

There's still a big loophole for Democratsin campaign finance reform, one that they might have to depend on between now and the Democratic National Convention in July.

The dialogue over campaign finance reform has moved to 527s: President Bush and others have called for the abolition of the "shadowy" groups and their ads.

The recent Citizens United ruling opens up a brave new world of huge and overweaning big-money influence on elections, as organizations cloaked in anonymity can spend tens of millions on negative ads.

Elena Kagan's academic work suggests that her views on executive power are vigorous domestically and constrained internationally, which conflict with the original intent of the Constitution's framers.

Together, increased federal spending and growing Washington power is simply a recipe for corruption.