| View on the Web. |  | Thursday, June 27, 2013 | |  |  | | WonkPM is your afternoon update of the latest posts on Wonkblog. WonkPM is a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you'd like to opt-out from receiving WonkPM, please click here. |  | A remarkable document released by The Guardian gives the public its first in-depth look at the legal process that justified the dragnet surveillance programs undertaken during President George W. Bush’s first term. And they make clear that lots of people … Continue reading →
It’s been a rough couple of month for those who adopt the Ron Paul/Glenn Beck school of portfolio management. Gold, the prized investment of those who wish to guard against a looming hyperinflation or breakdown in society, has been falling … Continue reading →
One of the more significant lines in President Obama’s climate-change speech this week got relatively scant notice. In a major policy shift, Obama said he would place sharp restrictions on U.S. government financing for new coal plants overseas. The announcement … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor was momentous, establishing that the federal government can’t treat opposite-sex and same-sex marriages differently, and must recognize the tens of thousands of legally married gay, lesbian, and bisexual couples in the … Continue reading →
A couple years ago, the growth curve on the U.S.’s debt-to-GDP ratio looked pretty apocalyptic, skyrocketing up to 200 percent by 2040. But thanks to health-care reform slowing the rise of Medicare spending, low interest rates, cuts in discretionary spending … Continue reading →
In the wake of Watergate, Democrats won large majorities in both houses of Congress in the midterm elections of 1974. One of the first items on the new Congress’ agenda was to investigate the intelligence abuses of Richard Nixon and … Continue reading →
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis had a moment in the spotlight Tuesday evening, as her 13-hour filibuster against a bill to restrict abortion rights made her an instant hero to many on the left. She also wore some awesome pink … Continue reading →
William C. Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has come out with the most forceful and clear commentary on what the Fed intends to do in the months and years ahead after Chairman Ben Bernanke’s … Continue reading →
After four weeks of the first Wonkblog CrowdSourced, there is a consensus! Asked to explain what you view as the most promising energy source for America’s economic and environmental future, you favored one answer, heavily, above the others: Low energy … Continue reading →
The U.S. India Business Council is upset about the immigration bill. In particular, it’s worried about a provision that would make it a whole lot harder for Indian IT services companies, like Tata and Infosys, to do business in the United States: … Continue reading →
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