How’s That ‘Living Constitution’ Working Out for You?
Progressive enthusiasm for the notion that our governing framework is dynamic and ought be constantly updated by the judiciary is waning.
Progressive enthusiasm for the notion that our governing framework is dynamic and ought be constantly updated by the judiciary is waning.
The unconscionable violation of norms in 2016 won’t apply in 2018; it’s a matter of power, not principle.
The White Male Great American Literary Novelist for the 21st Century is not a fan of modern realities.
Rebutting the President’s routine prevarications merely spreads them. Is there an alternative?
Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.
In a 5-4 party-line vote, the High Court declared that the Constitution and Federal Law give the President broad authority over immigration.
A Republican organization dedicated to abortion rights is shutting down after 30 years, eight fewer than the Party has opposed them.
Was one of the pioneering African-American entertainers a “house Negro”?
A pioneer woman born in 1867 depicted American Indians and African-Americans in ways that are cringe-worthy today.
Turkey’s authoritarian leader is going to be around for a long time.
The Vietnam memorial helped heal a gaping wound. What purpose will this one serve?
A controversial name is disappearing from one small stretch of road.
The dean of conservative columnists argues that the Republican Congress must be taught a lesson.
The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.
The crying Honduran girl who has become a symbol of a brutal policy actually is not one of its victims.
The Administration is going to unveil a plan for a major reorganization of government agencies today.
We may finally get a ruling applying the Excessive Fine Clause to the states and limiting the ability of police to confiscate property.
Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.
A federal trial court has ruled the practice an unconstitutional infringement on suffrage.
A 9-0 ruling side-stepped the broader issue of to what extent purely political considerations may be applied.
The President continues to enjoy enthusiastic support from the over-65 set.
The President’s attorney continues to issue public statements that would seem injurious to his client.
The plagiarism case reported last May was resolved after ten months of aggravation for both sides.
The old name was apparently confusing for many customers.
Words mean things. Unless they don’t.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorial cartoonist is out after twenty-five years.
The GOP and Donald Trump are indistinguishable now. But it’s not clear what that means.
A POLITICO story pushes a plausible narrative with an example that’s almost certainly not evidence of it.
Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer is expected to cooperate with the Mueller investigation.
The North American delegation has won the right to lose a whole lot of money putting on a soccer tournament.
GOP primary voters continue to reward staunch supporters of the President and punish those who get on his bad side.
Tim Draper’s fantasy will finally get a vote this November.
Longstanding policy that the Justice Department defend an Act of Congress if there is “any reasonable argument” it is constitutional is being ignored.
Both President Trump and Ivanka Trump are profiting handsomely from their time in the White House.
A seemingly innocuous change to a newspaper style guide has some significant implications.
In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.
The President tears up every piece of paper he touches. A whole department is taping them back together for the National Archives.
Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?
Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.
There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.
Days after designer Kate Spade killed herself, depression has claimed another celebrity.
He thinks his Constitutional rights are being violated. They’re not.
A long-overdue overhaul of the way the United States vets those who access classified information is underway.
Among the stumbling blocks to a DPRK nuclear summit: who’s going to pay for Kim Jong Un’s hotel room?
The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.