The XX Factor : attorney general

Ogden Giving Porn A Helping Hand

Jessica Grose — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:57:00 GMT

A second post from guest blogger Abigail Pilgrim : I have a hard enough time determining where Bristol and other teens fall on the spectrum of helpless kid to responsible adult . But regardless, it's hard to think that sexually active kids and teens will...(read more)

Obama's AG Pick

Susannah Breslin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:16:00 GMT

On my blog, I wrote at length about what Obama's attorney general pick may mean to the adult movie industry. I've been writing about the sex business for over a decade now, and while every previous presidential election has seen some discussion around...(read more)

Eric Holder for Attorney General?

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:33:00 GMT

And now on to a different Obama Cabinet post: At Newsweek , Michael Issikoff is reporting that Eric Holder will be tapped as Obama's attorney general, assuming he vets well. What I like about this choice is that it's bold but not crazy bold. The strike...(read more)

My Challenge to Emily and Mickey: Bag a Philanderer and Then Get Back to Me

Melinda Henneberger — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Here's the thing: I just do not see you chasing anybody into the men's room in the middle of the night, Emily B . Or you either, Mickey . And believe me, I mean this as a compliment. So, if you wouldn't want all-night stakeout duty outside the hotel where...(read more)

Wanted: Nu Role Model

Melinda Henneberger — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:48:00 GMT

Anyway, Hanna , we agree that the Edwards family should be left alone. (And post-Alberto Gonzales, an AG whose biggest problem is a baby ? Sounds good!) My son's question wasn't a hard one as in, "Uh-oh, what to say?' Just sad, as in another person he...(read more)

Good for Mukasey

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:02:00 GMT

A couple of weeks ago, I criticized Attorney General Michael Mukasey for stonewalling Congress over its investigation of the destroyed CIA tapes, and for apparent flaws in the structure of the internal Justice Department probe. I'm feeling better about...(read more)

Try It, You'll Like It . . .

Dahlia Lithwick — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:13:00 GMT

Via Think Progress, we learn that at a speech last night at the University of Colorado, former Attorney General John Ashcroft answered a question about his willingness to undergo waterboarding . He told his audience, “ the things that I can survive, if...(read more)

Obama Opposes Mukasey

Emily Bazelon — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:27:00 GMT

In a press release today, Obama said of Mukasey: “While his legal credentials are strong, his views on two critical and related matters are, in my view, disqualifying. We don't need another attorney general who believes that the President enjoys an unwritten...(read more)

Mukasey and Sex Discrimination

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:03:00 GMT

At today's confirmaton hearing for Michael Mukasey, Bush's pick for attorney general, Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked questions about a disturbing ruling Mukasey made as a federal judge in the Southern District of New York. Here are the facts (I just looked...(read more)