President Obama Warns Trump About Executive Orders, Unilateral Foreign Policy and War Making
The president warns president-elect against following in his path.
Executive Branch
What Trump Can Do for Us
Will a ridiculous president encourage Americans to take the presidency less seriously?
President Donald Trump Could Make Military Interrogations Medieval Again
The next commander-in-chief could legally bring back torture.
'I've Got a Pen and I've Got a Phone': Obama's Executive Overreach Becomes Trump's Executive Overreach
The dangers of unchecked executive power.
Could Trump Lose the Way Gore Lost?
Electoral College math makes victory a challenge.
On Transgender Students, Do the Right Thing in the Right Way
Don't make excuses for even more unchecked executive power.
Trump's Call for Clinton's Prosecution Is Only Deemed 'Outrageous' Because of the Target
The nominee can protect herself with ease. What about everyday Americans?
The Case for Pardoning Edward Snowden
Will Obama salvage his legacy on protecting whistleblowers?
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Suggests that Obama Pardon Him
It's a good idea and the right thing to do.
Trump's Putin Praise Highlights His Authoritarianism
The strength the Republican nominee admires is the strength of an autocrat.
Neither Dictator nor King
Libertarians Gary Johnson and William Weld suggest there are limits to presidential power.
Texas Judge Blocks Obama Admin's School Transgender Accommodation Orders
Determines Title IX interpretation more than just 'guidance.'
New York Times' Analysis of 'The Obama Era' Focuses on All Those Oppressive New Rules
His legacy will include hundreds of new federal regulations.
Virginia's Governor Makes a Mess Out of Restoring Felons' Voting Rights
What's supposed to have been a civil rights matter ends up as a case of executive overreach.
It Doesn't Matter Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump Is Worse
Same song, different strongman
Obama on His Unauthorized War Against ISIS: I'm Not Hearing 'No'
The administration argues that Congress has implicitly consented to new military operations in Iraq and Syria.
Meet Mike Pence, Possible Donald Trump Vice President
The Indiana guv is a social conservative, surveillance-state booster, drug warrior...and budget hawk. So where does that leave libertarians? Still #NeverTrump.
Senator Mike Lee: Give More Power to Congress (and Take it Away from Federal Agencies)
The constitutional conservative has an ambitious plan to rebalance the separation of powers
The Supreme Court's DAPA Decision Means More Ethnic Warfare on Immigration
Both parties have prefered to play identity politics rather than fix the problem
SC's DAPA Cop Out Guarantees a Racially Polarized Election
Both parties have played partisan politics with immigration for 10 years
Sen. Rand Paul Hoping the Prospect of President Trump Might Push Congress to Reclaim War Powers
Plans to propose requirement for new military authorization to fight ISIS.
The Seven Counties That Will Determine the Next President
Q&A with Hot Air's Ed Morrissey
The Preacher and the President: Weekend TV Draws from History, Comic Books
LBJ and DC (comics) offer very divergent entertainment options.
Obama's Cynical Games May Doom Immigration Reform
If he loses, he'll only have himself to blame.
Reason Debate On DAPA
Two libertarian scholars go toe-to-toe on Obama's immigration executive order
President Obama's DAPA Order Oversteps His Immigration Powers
Obama's action is good policy, bad law, and terrible precedent.
Yes, Obama's Executive Action Deferring Deportation for Millions of Immigrants Is Constitutional
The immigration laws whose enforcement the president is restricting are themselves unconstitutional.
The DAPA Debacle Shows Obama Has Failed as a Unifier
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in the backdrop of a deeply divided country
DARPA Unveils Latest Military Tech Weapon
Giving presidents the tools they need to wield the power they've already taken.
The Fourth Branch of Government is Out of Control
Regulators and other bureaucrats form a fourth branch of government with elements of the other three, but little public influence.
Learning from 1896: Why an Anti-Trump Third Party Will Flop
History shows the flaws in temporary 'fixes' against populist takeovers.
Cruz's Constitutionalism Trumps Trump's Trumpism
Why the Texas senator is the least scary of the remaining major-party candidates
You Think the 2016 Election Is Nasty? CNN Documentary Series Will Show You Nasty.
Race for the White House details the vicious lengths politicians will pursue to win.
Obama Is Guilty of Executive Overreach, Says Lawyer Who Authored Bush Torture Memos
John Yoo thinks the president should have virtually limitless war-making powers.
Scalia May Have Supported Obama's Order to Legalize Undocumented Aliens
The justice got an unfair rap from liberals that he was an anti-immigrant bigot.
Ben Carson Weighs In on Limits to the President's Power
He's vaguely in favor of them because of things that Barack Obama has done.
Why Would Cruz Insult New Yorkers? Thank the Electoral College.
This outdated system gives him no reason to care about offending states he can't possibly win.
Resolved: This Is Not an Election About Restraining the President
Candidates mostly ignore survey asking about limits on executive authority.
National Review Comes Out 'Against Trump'
Conservative flagship publishes group hit piece featuring Glenn Beck, Ed Meese, Thomas Sowell, Bill Kristol, John Podhoretz, David Boaz, the Editors, and more
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Texas Challenge to Obama's Executive Action on Immigration
U.S. v. Texas heads to SCOTUS.
The State of the Union Is Divided—as Usual
There is nothing particularly special about today's political hostilities.
Yes, Partisanship Can Be Frustrating, but It's Better Than the Alternative
Calls for national political "unity" are problematic.
When You Stop Laughing About Joe Biden Curing Cancer, Watch This Video About Gov't Successes
Barack Obama's parting "moon shot" in his State of the Union is inane, but there *are* ways to do government programs right.
