Law & Government
Executive Kill Switch
Should the president have the power to kill anyone he considers an enemy?
Arresting Judges: It Just Makes Sense
Newt Gingrich hits a double with jailed-justice proposal
Is America Waging a Covert War on Iran?
We still don't know the truth about the lost U.S. spy drone.
Despite Its New Diet, Virginia State Government Is Fatter Than Ever
State government as a whole just keeps getting bigger.
A Tale of Two Conservatives
Andrew C. McCarthy wants to give the government more power; Sen. Rand Paul doesn't.
Obama's Indefinite Detention Powers
Does the president have the authority to imprison anyone he says is a terrorist?
The Senate's Unconstitutional Support for Indefinite Detention
The government should not be allowed to imprison people indefinitely.
California's Public Pension Disaster
Why is the California Supreme Court inventing new rights for state retirees?
Obama's War Record Should Appall Progressives
The president is following in George W. Bush's disastrous footsteps.
Thirteen Steps For Making U.S. Child Care As Horrible As U.S. Health Care
Nancy Pelosi once had trouble finding a babysitter, so her aspiration these days is "doing for child care what we did for health care reform."
What Part of Deficit Reduction Does Congress Not Understand?
If members of Congress can't find $1.2 trillion to cut in 10 years, the only reason is they aren't serious.
Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Shows That Hunger for More Power Corrupts
J. Edgar Hoover's Fetish for Authority Was More Worrisome Than His Apocryphal Sexual Hangups
Virginia Dems Try to Thwart the Will of the People
Democrats might have good arguments for insisting that the Senate GOP share power, but "the will of the people" is not one of them
