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Like many young idealists, Bradley Schlozman aimed to make a difference in government. Overseeing the U.S. Justice Department’s civil-rights division, he dedicated himself to making sure he hired “right-thinking Americans” instead of the sort of “politburo members” and “pinkos” who ...

President Obama’s inauguration Tuesday was — what? Milestone seems too small a word, historic too clichéd. On the day my father was born, William McKinley was president. In a span of 76 years, my father witnessed the progression from horse-drawn ...

In Do the Right Thing, consultant Gretchen Neels offers advice on professional etiquette and other behavioral issues that might arise in a law practice. Q. A number of people I know have lost considerable assets during the past six months. ...

Recently, hundreds of thousands of American households found an impressive cream-colored envelope in their mailboxes, marked “handle with care” in the bottom left hand corner. The return address: The Presidential Inaugural Committee, Washington, DC 20599. Upon opening, there it was ...

Recently, hundreds of thousands of American households found an impressive cream-colored envelope in their mailboxes, marked “handle with care” in the bottom left hand corner. The return address: The Presidential Inaugural Committee, Washington, DC 20599. Upon opening, there it was ...

I am hoping the plane that crashed into the Hudson River last week will be a good metaphor for our economy. The engines die. The whole thing is going to go down whether we like it or not, and a ...

This column has no working title, in part because the task of beginning a new year is daunting. This is especially true in the current economic environment, but I think the phrase “put your money where your mouth is” might ...

I am hoping the plane that crashed into the Hudson River last week will be a good metaphor for our economy. The engines die. The whole thing is going to go down whether we like it or not, and a ...

This column has no working title, in part because the task of beginning a new year is daunting. This is especially true in the current economic environment, but I think the phrase “put your money where your mouth is” might ...

Peter W. Rodman, who died last August at the age of 64, could have descended straight from Niccolo Machiavelli. And I have a feeling he would regard that observation as a compliment. In “Presidential Command,” his theme is the chief ...

Some American business executives and Republican politicians, cautiously optimistic or in some cases dismissive about Barack Obama, still have their Washington villains: Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. They argue that while Obama may be a moderating influence, a liberal and ...