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1. Why do the special counsel regulations place the power to release information in the hands of the attorney general? Not to impede Congress’s ability to access the information, write the people who made that recommendation: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
2. “Our report sought to 'specifically make clear' that the attorney general’s regulation should expressly state that 'nothing in it prevents Congress from obtaining information during an impeachment proceeding.’” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
3. It’s a subtle, but crucial, point, as we wait to see what Barr will do with the Mueller Report. The attorney general doesn’t just work for the president—he's also responsible for ensuring that Congress has the information it needs: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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This, from @TimothyNoah1 back in 2007, is the obituary that Fred Malek deserves: slate.com/news-and-polit…
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1. A quick thread on Albert Einstein and aviation safety. The physicist applied himself to the question of aerodynamics during WWI, serving from 1915-17 as a consultant to two German aviation firms.
2. The “Einstein wing” that he designed was intended to be an improved airfoil. It was actually equipped on a test aircraft which, its pilot reported, flew “like a pregnant duck.” (It’s #95 on this chart, reproduced in David Bloor’s “Enigma of the Airfoil.”)
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1. Point: "Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it."
2. Counterpoint: “Ethically unfit. Intellectually unfit. Curiosity-wise unfit. No, I don’t think he’s fit to be president of the United States."
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