Summary:
Eric Holder faces a daunting task. If he operates on autopilot, he will be a tragic failure. The current dire situation calls for energetic leadership. Much of the work to be done involves restoring a commitment to justice that disappeared in a sea of partisan political intrigue over the last eight years, in which three different men served nominally as attorney general while the department was run in fact out of the office of Karl Rove in the White House. Bush left behind a vast panorama of wreckage. Holder’s work must start with a clean up.
From Harper's, to which I subscribe for the crossword puzzle. The article mentions WPA murals at the headquarters of the Department of Justice. These and their purpose are described here.
Additionally, Avedon Carol refers to this post from 2005 pointing out that the myth of liberal journalism is in fact a myth and more like a psychological experiment result.
2 comments:
Just de-lurking to say... seriously impressed with anyone who can do the Harpers crossword!
Hi!
Thank you! I've been doing them off and on for around 20 years; some months are easier than others. Also, there's a way of looking sideways at the clue where the answer almost leaps out at me. (Doesn't always work, though.)
Too bad puzzle-solving isn't a résumé-enhancing skill.
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