Keith E. Whittington is the David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Keith E. Whittington
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James Madison on Abuse and Usurpation
An essential distinction for understanding problems vexing the constitutional order
Securing Free Speech on Campus, Part II
Universities should be proactive about articulating, defending and protecting the free exchange of ideas on campus
Securing Free Speech on Campus, Part I
If universities do not take steps to address their campus free speech problems, politicians will do it for them
Considering the Law and Politics of Presidential Impeachments
Constitutional Lawyers are Helpful, but Impeachments Require Politics in the Highest Sense
Impeachments as a Political Remedy
Deciding When to Impeach Requires Political Judgment, Not Legal Skill
Reconstructing American Politics
Trump, Failed Political Regimes, and the Illiberal Politics of the Future
The Conquering Bureaucracy
A new history of the FDA shows how regulators entrenched and extended their own power.