It would pose a threat not only to commerce, but also to a free press and to much political activity, to say nothing of everyday conversation.

ECONOMIST: The end of privacy

It does nothing to boost the economy, nor will it do much to force companies to give their shareholders more say in executive pay.

FORBES: Puzzling Pay Packages

The issue is sensitive because many people believe that companies (to say nothing of governments) know far too much about them already.

ECONOMIST: Data dogfights

Yet the lawsuit has been about discrimination as much as about sums of money, and other plaintiff lawyers say it does nothing to erase racism inside the Agriculture Department.

ECONOMIST: Government in disgrace (2)