Executive Branch
The Growing Power of the Presidency
From Lincoln to Obama, the Executive Branch Has Expanded its Reach
Obama Says He'll Go Around Congress to Get Things Done
That doesn't seem to be working out well for him for recess appointments
Meet the Liberals Backing Obama's Executive Power Play in Labor Board Case
The Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of Obama's recess appointments.
David Brooks' Paean to Presidential Power Is Year's Worst Op-Ed
You'd think it's nearly April Fools' Day, not Christmas.
Lawmakers Unsuccessfully Tried to Ban President's 'Signature' Drone Strikes
Failed in committee
John F. Kennedy Set a Benchmark for Overambitious Government
JFK and LBJ set out to prove how much the U.S. government could accomplish. They ended up proving how little extravagance can buy.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Obama's Dangerous International Deal
A free trade agreement that is about neither trade nor freedom.
The Baby Boomers' JFK Fixation
Camelot nostalgia and assassination obsession as a form of generational arrogance.
John Kerry, Kennedy Assassination Theorist
The secretary of state suspects a conspiracy killed the president.
John F. Kennedy Was No National Treasure
He was lawless, reckless, and anything but a national treasure
Executive Branch 'Dictatorship'
Dirty Wars author Jeremy Scahill on rendition, torture, drones, and how American power operates beyond the law
White House Reiterates It May Strike Syria Without Congress
Maybe somebody just needs to draw a new red line?
Obama's Case Against Attacking Syria
What he said about the requirements for war before he was president
War Powers Objections Raised to Obama's Syria Plans
As Senator, Obama himself objected to unilateral executive action
Historical Document of the Day: Gerald Ford on Squeaky Fromme
The taped testimony of a president
Clapper Won't Be Overseeing Surveillance Review, Though That May Just Be a Small Comfort
A review of the NSA's surveillance managed by the executive branch can't really be called "independent"
Obama's State of the Union Goals Gather Dust
Little movement on a lot of progressive objectives
Obama Administration Doesn't Want the Judiciary in 'National Conversation' on Security and Liberty
Leave the checks and balances to us!
President Obama Puts Politics Above the Rule of Law
From aiding Egypt to Obamacare, this administration demonstrates no regard for the Constitution.
