Linda R. Monk, J.D., is a constitutional scholar, journalist, and nationally award-winning author. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she twice received the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award, its highest honor for law-related media. She has written commentary for newspapers nationwide—including the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and Chicago Tribune--and appeared on NPR, CSPAN, and MSNBC. Her most recent book is The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution.

Blog Entries by Linda R. Monk, J.D.

We the Populists: How to Make Taxpayer Funded Bailouts Toxic

84 Comments | Posted November 20, 2009 | 06:56 PM (EST)


Those creative folks at SEIU (Service Employees International Union) have done it again. They are flooding the switchboards at Goldman Sachs, telling them that union workers are tired of bailing out the companies that are eliminating American jobs.

Want to join in the fun? Call Goldman's executive offices at (212)...

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Geithner Should Step Down

154 Comments | Posted November 18, 2009 | 09:02 AM (EST)


It's really not Tim Geithner's fault. He's spent all his professional life being an understudy to more powerful men -- from Henry Kissinger to Larry Summers. He is the classic yes man, who can give you all the rationalizations you need to do whatever it is you wanted to do...

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The Night They Brought Old Dixie Back

39 Comments | Posted November 9, 2009 | 11:44 AM (EST)


You know your candidate is in big trouble when you get the "Believe" e-mail. It usually means he is so far behind in the polls that he won't use actual stats, but he needs you to vote so the defeat won't be even more lopsided.

I got that e-mail...

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Let Us Now Praise Uppity Women

37 Comments | Posted November 2, 2009 | 08:04 AM (EST)


On the day of the dead, Nov. 1, the news media reported the story of CIT's* impending bankruptcy. Cassandra, take a bow. This time, her name is Brooksley Born. She saw it all coming almost 20 years ago.

Born was the lone woman in a group of powerful men when...

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