On Leadership: Is the attorney general wrong on terrorism trials?: In deciding how to treat and try suspected terrorists, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. insisted on insulating his department from political considerations but was forced to r

Yash Gupta is professor and dean of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. One of the main lessons of leadership is that the person in charge must consider the constituency he serves. The attorney general of the United States is not just some lawyer in...