The Securities and Exchange Commission designates certain credit rating agencies as “nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations” (NRSROs). It has been argued that this designation inhibits competition and has effectively created a government-sponsored cartel. Currently only two firms—Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s—represent about eighty percent of sector revenue. In an effort...

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To what extent is race the "third rail" of American politics?

Economic pandering by office-seekers may force them to follow through with their dangerous policies.

Last Thursday night Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that a consensus had emerged that drastic action was needed to save our financial system--what happened?

Civil rights groups are trying to get the court to force states to increase the number of safe Democratic districts.