Surplus Government Property: Homeless Help vs. Revenue
Turning unloved federal property into homeless services centers has been federal law for a quarter century, but tough times have bureaucrats hoping to shove that tradition into the cold.
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Pirate Party Docks at Berlin’s Parliament
Tired of the same old political cronies, Berliners have voted in the Pirate Party — Internet open-source activists who hope to use online systems to improve democracy.
Who Owns Government-Funded Research Papers?
The Research Works Act would prevent publicly funded research from automatically being available to the public for free. Private publishers back the bill, while open-access partisans are appalled.
The FCC and Indecency: Here We Go Again
How far can the FCC go in regulating blue language and nipple slips on broadcast media? Three decades since tackling the seven dirty words, the Supreme Court is poised to answer that question again.
Neo-Nazis and ‘Defensive Democracy’
Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution, similar to America’s FBI, isn’t doing its job against all the threats its homeland faces.
The Last Word on Wartime Contractors?
In the most comprehensive report yet to look at wartime contracting, a three-year study has found that national security cannot be about the profits of war.
Post-Gadhafi: What’s Next for Libya’s Government?
As our correspondent in Libya has learned, rushing to the ballot box might be the biggest mistake there is.
An Army of Change
Between budget cuts and suggestions that the Navy and Air Force have their pulse on the future, do the U.S. Army and Marines face bleak prospects?
U.S. Evaluating Government Programs More Than Ever
A new report finds that Washington's recent — but still limited — interest in rigorously evaluating government programs is both encouraging and unprecedented.
German Conservatives Discover Populism In Euro Crisis
Like the homemakers in the book "Can't Pay, Won't Pay," the bureaucrats running Germany's financial house are saying enough is enough.