Jonathan Koppell

In his 1996 State of the Union address, Bill Clinton famously declared that "the era of big government is over." Grounded in an ideological (or more cynically, … more

Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh lobbied Congress yesterday to expand the federal role in the battle against Internet crime. The Clinton administration … more

On balance, the Internet may play a greater role in consolidating political power than in eroding it.

Around the world, governments are shrinking. In the United … more

Giving form to his "compassionate conservatism" political slogan, Texas Gov. George W. Bush has proposed $ 8 billion in tax incentives to promote charitable giving among those who do not itemize their tax returns. The dollars would finance "little armies of compassion," the religious and community organizations critical to Bush's plans for… more