The president has abrogated his duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”

A race for the Virginia House of Delegates straight out of a civics book.

The dangers of the tyranny of the majority have only magnified.

A public intellectual is getting the help he needs.

A bit of wishful thinking in the wake of Steve Bannon’s ouster.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.

We can not condone vandalism and worse.

The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.

The twice-removed Chief Justice is likely getting a promotion.

It couldn’t happen to a nicer domain. But it’s a slippery slope.

Authorities are being second-guessed over their handling of Saturday’s protests. Virginia gun laws are the more obvious problem.

H.R. McMaster is fighting a losing battle for control of the National Security Council staff.

My apologies to Bob Dreyfuss and Rolling Stone.

A Massachusetts teenager faces 20 years in prison for contributing to her boyfriend’s suicide via text message.

A legendary statesman has passed.

The infamous former sheriff and current Trump Homeland Security official committed academic fraud.

In the immortal words of Warren Zevon, “Send lawyers, gun, and money. The shit has hit the fan.”

Roy Moore, who is currently on suspension, has resigned as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in order to challenge Luther Strange for his seat in the US Senate.

The Worldwide Leader fired over 100 on-air personalities yesterday.

The organizers are paying for prestige, not influence.

The 44th President will make as for a one-hour speech as his old annual salary. Should we worry about that?

The FBI Director faced a damned if you do, damned if you don’t choice.

When a prominent political scientist committed suicide yesterday, I was deeply struck by how much he was like not only me but most of the people in my professional circle.

It’s not at all clear that there is a useful strategy at work here.

It may well be that the 25th Amendment, not the impeachment clause, will be his undoing.

The president’s skinny budget would eliminate most funding for science and the arts to fund more Defense spending.

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

My latest is out at RealClearDefense.

It was both the best speech Trump has ever given and the worst presidential address I can recall

Stephen Miller said something very stupid on “Meet The Press” this morning.

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

Steve Bannon is in. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Director of National Intelligence are out. Sort of.

The 117 CIA officers who have died in our service should not be used to score cheap political points.

Police must be seen as neutral protectors of the peace.

This will get people killed. Quite likely, including American citizens.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

A speech traditionally used to unite was instead a continuation of a divisive campaign.

It’s not all peaches and cream for pretty young women.

While hardly the most compelling argument against an archaic institution, yesterday’s silliness was noteworthy.

Obama has issued more commutations than all his predecessors combined. He set the single-day record Monday.

Delegating the morning briefing to advisors isn’t actually that unusual.

I’m in the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Duke’s Peter Feaver.

An airline traveler wanted his fellow passengers to know that he was a supporter of the president-elect.

An irrelevant candidate is triggering a recount in three states Trump won by substantial margins.

While it seems a strange choice at first blush, it’s a good one.

President-Elect Donald Trump has signaled that his current wife and youngest child will continue to reside in their de-luxe apartment in the sky rather than move to the White House.

The incoming president’s business interests are a yuuuge problem.