Supreme Sellout
Paul Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
The Supreme Court's decision to roll back campaign-finance reform does more than just open the spigots for corporate cash. It also exposes the judicial activism of the Roberts Court.
2009's Most Embarrassing People
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From balloon boy's dad to Carrie Prejean to Kanye West, we revisit the year's most excruciating politicians, athletes, and celebrities.
There's a lesson here: Loyal employees will cheerily accept being thrown under the bus-but only up to a point. After John Edwards finally admitted ...
She's Lying
Paul Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Even some liberals are frustrated by Sonia Sotomayor's carefully plotted answers this week. The Daily Beast's Paul Campos on how she's denying the truth about our legal system.
Sonia Scores a KO
Scott Horton is a law professor and writer on legal and national security affairs for Harper's Magazine and The American Lawyer, among other publications.
Not even the roughest-and most leading-questions from the GOP peanut gallery could derail Obama's Supreme Court nominee Tuesday. As Scott Horton argues, she's cruising toward confirmation.
As vice chairman of Public Strategies and president of Maverick Media, Mark McKinnon has helped meet strategic challenges for candidates, corporations and causes, including George W. Bush, John McCain, Governor Ann Richards, Charlie Wilson, Lance Armstrong, and Bono.
Divya Gugnani is the CEO and founder of BehindtheBurner.com, an emerging culinary media brand that creates expert-based content about food, wine, mixology, and nutrition.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
