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Jack Goldsmith assesses the impact of recent US Supreme Court decisions involving the limits of executive power. About a year ago the Trump administration appeared to have defied legal restraints…
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about President Donald Trump’s July 4 message to Americans. President Donald Trump delivered a historic speech commemorating America’s 250th birthday at Mount Rushmore on…
Editors at National Review Online urge a significant change in federal executive power. Our Constitution was framed by wise men, and it has served us well. But they were also…
Yuval Levin explores the impact of the growing power in the office of the presidency. The story of modern American government is a tale of ever-growing presidential power. For well…
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux explore the political implications of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. The Trump administration is looking for an exit strategy from the most destructive parts of…
Editors at National Review Online urge the U.S. Senate to do its job. Since Donald Trump won the election on November 5, a number of prominent voices have suggested that,…
Four years ago, I posted a piece discussing the judicial races that were taking place at the time. Since it’s still relevant, I’m reposting the first part today. A reporter…
Adam White focuses on one of the key benefits of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Chevron deference. [T]he problem with the modern regulatory environment is not simply too…
Rich Lowry of National Review Online pans the prosecutor who has targeted former President Donald Trump. Jack Smith is, almost surely, a fanatic. By that, I don’t mean he’s a…
Noemie Emery of the Washington Examiner reminds us about an importance piece of U.S. Supreme Court history. Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., seems to have been in a strange…
A New York Sun editorial aims to answer a critical question from the historically ignorant speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. As the House readied its vote to make…
Paul Mirengoff of the Power Line blog explores the latest book from Tevi Troy. It focuses on behind-the-scenes White House conflict. [E]very post-World War II administration has been plagued by…