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The Routine of the Rule of Law Jan. 09, 2025
This year, Jan. 6 was a routine day. Congress certified the election of Donald Trump. They did it in... Read More
Checks and Balances Won't Save Us from Trump Dec. 15, 2023
The already-forgotten-but-not-yet-gone Kevin McCarthy shared some thoughts on threats to our democra... Read More
Alito Asserts the Court Is Ethically Untouchable. That's Why It Shouldn't Be. Aug. 03, 2023
Those who suspect that Justice Samuel Alito views the Supreme Court as some imperial Star Chamber th... Read More
Who Writes the Laws? Oct. 21, 2021
It is distressing for those of us who believe that the Constitution means what it says to observe th... Read More
Our Elective Monarchy Sep. 15, 2021
In 1629, frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to grant him taxation power, King Charles I o... Read More
Draft Registration for Women? The Supreme Court Stands Down Jun. 10, 2021
To everything there is a season, and in a season when the Supreme Court will decide many important q... Read More
Democrats Threaten to Burn Down the Republic to Stack the Supreme Court Sep. 23, 2020
Last week, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87. Her death immediately in... Read More
An Un-American Impeachment Oct. 31, 2019
We are now knee-deep in the throes of the constitutionally directed authority of the U.S. House of R... Read More
Hey, Congress: Take Back Your War Powers Oct. 11, 2019
If you want to stop Donald Trump from making unilateral decisions regarding war and peace, then stop... Read More
The Emerging Supremacy of the Judicial Branch Oct. 10, 2019
As the Supreme Court begins its new term this week, its docket is filled with a number of controvers... Read More
Trump's Past Mishandling of Intelligence Adds Urgency to Whistleblower Probe Sep. 24, 2019
President Donald Trump has long shown he cannot be trusted with the kind of sensitive intelligence t... Read More
The Temptation of Tyranny Sep. 05, 2019
Does the president of the United States have too much power? That question has been asked lately wit... Read More
Impeach Trump or Go Home, Democrats May. 24, 2019
When House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that the United States... Read More
The Manufactured Constitutional Crisis May. 15, 2019
Over the past several weeks, Democrats have spent their time defending the absurd notion that Americ... Read More
Critical Limits on Human Power Apr. 25, 2019
The brilliance of our country's founders is revealed in many things but especially the checks on pow... Read More
When Checks and Balances Fail Jan. 16, 2019
In February 2017, Dr. Christopher Duntsch became the first surgeon in American history known to be s... Read More
The Growing Republican Resistance to Trump Dec. 06, 2018
Congressional Republicans were once noted for their defiance of the executive branch, mobilizing reg... Read More
How Democrats Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Federalism Oct. 24, 2018
In today's polarized political environment, I'm often asked how I think America can come back togeth... Read More
Trump's Executive Moves Have Strengthened Checks And Balances Oct. 20, 2017
Say what you will about Donald Trump — and there's plenty to say — but he may be the fir... Read More
You Want Checks and Balances? Stop Ignoring the Constitution When You're in Power May. 12, 2017
"Trump has an authoritarian impulse," political scientist and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer tw... Read More
