In January, as U.S. troops massed for a possible war with Iraq, Congressman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) proposed something no lawmaker had done in years: legislation to reinstitute the draft. Rangel’s idea sparked several weeks of lively debate in the halls of government, on TV pundit shows, and in the op-ed pages. Proponents and opponents of […]
Paul Glastris
Paul Glastris, a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, is editor-in-chief of The Washington Monthly.
