What Can Richard Nixon—and Warren Harding!—Teach Us About Donald Trump's State of the Union Address?
Some surprising insights and historical curiosities from past presidents at their one-year marks
Some surprising insights and historical curiosities from past presidents at their one-year marks
So it's come to this.
We can fantasize, can't we?
Donald Trump will continue the awful tradition of showcasing "Skutniks" at the State of the Union address.
The rhetorical war over the Justice Department's Trump/Russia investigation is beating a dead metaphor.
The Court's decision to take the case is not surprising. It could potentially result in a very important decision addressing the scope of presidential power over immigration.
In his first year, Donald Trump took presidential blame shifting to new heights.
The court concluded that the travel ban exceeds the scope of presidential authority and violates immigration laws enacted by Congress.
A prominent constitutional law scholar highlights the perils of wars waged without congressional authorization - a practice engaged in by Obama and now perpetuated by Trump.
Contrary to his reputation (and Twitter feed), the president has been selectively trimming executive power.
The ATF has no legal authority to restrict the controversial firearm accessory.
Corker is a longtime defender of American intervention and war in the Middle East, and now wants to supply billions in weapons to the Saudis and Ukraine.
The hit cartoon depicts how out of control presidential power has gotten.
The president did not need Venezuela and North Korea to make his order constitutional.
A Senate vote shows that even Trump critics are happy to let the president use the military as he pleases.
The foreword to a new history of our controversial Founder written by Ron Paul.
Scrapping DACA is a callous act that'll hurt the country.
Reason editors discuss Hurricane Harvey, the pardon of Joe Arpaio, Al Franken 2020, Antifa, and more.
Instead of striving to ingratiate himself with those who hold his fate in their hands, the president seems determined to antagonize them.
Irrational, half-baked anti-terrorist policies are not necessarily unconstitutional.
An appeals court upholds an injunction against the president's travel ban but once again leaves him perfectly free to improve screening.
What goes around, comes around, governor.
Intent on blocking visitors from Muslim-majority countries, the president confuses political incorrectness with seriousness.
Which is more important to the president: hurting Muslims or looking tough on terrorism?
Executive order scaled back in attempt to satisfy courts.
The checks and challenges invited by the president's "serial recklessness" should be welcomed.
There's a reason it's supposed to be hard to remove the president.
It's more complicated than you think and one method involves a constitutional amendment invoked when presidents get colonscopies.
That man in the White House is vulgar, disrespectful, self-involved, maybe even dangerous. So?
His recklessness doesn't necessarily weaken the executive branch. In fact the opposite may be true.
The current occupant of the White House may just be the right guy to deflate excessive expectations for the presidency.
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee need to step up their oversight game
Unlike his predecessor, Trump has not even done us the courtesy of coming up with a laughable excuse.
The president's executive order on religious freedom lacks any sort of substance.
New draft of executive action does much less than rumored.
They paper over the fact that America enjoys extraordinary latitude when choosing how to interact with the rest of the world.
The heart of the potential for conflicts of interests is not the Trump business empire. It's the presidential power to steer benefits to particular interests.
Spurning talent is never a road to greatness.
"You better believe it."
He is baiting opponents to sue him.
The nation's father warned against "hyper-partisanship, excessive debt and foreign wars" in 1796. Why aren't we paying attention, asks John Avlon.
He should explain his views on federalism, executive power, and unenumerated rights.
He should explain his views on federalism, executive power, and unenumerated rights.
What's happening on day two of Neil Gorsuch's SCOTUS confirmation hearings.