Christopher Dodd has had an easy career as Connecticut's senator, but his political troubles now entail danger for the Democrats.

Many of the critics of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and other legislation seeking to combat intellectual property violations on the Internet, say they are fighting efforts to “censor” the web. SOPA is many things, but if words still have meaning it cannot be fruitfully described as censorship.

Congress has made a good deal of progress on financial reform legislation; perhaps we have learned some lessons from the financial crisis after all.

Fannie Mae did not contribute marginally to the financial crisis. It was the source of the declining mortgage underwriting standards that brought down the system.

The Regulatory Accountability Act is an effort to channel the discretion and improve the performance of the modern administrative state.

Senator Chris Dodd's financial regulation bill would create numerous problems for the financial system, including giving power to the FDIC for which it is completely unprepared.

The financial regulatory reform bill proposed by Senator Chris Dodd has numerous worrisome aspects, including a $50 billion bailout fund.

The financial regulation bill proposed by Senator Chris Dodd could result in massive costs, which will ultimately be paid for by taxpayers.