Judgment / June 18, 2026
The Unraveling of Checks and Balances
The civics lesson you remember from high school goes something like this: Congress writes the laws, the President enforces them, and the courts interpret...
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Essays
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The President's Prerogative
Washington has a dirty secret that both political parties would rather you not think about. The President of the United States, the only person in the...
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Topic: Attention
Title: The Attention Trap on Capitol Hill The real problem with the State of the Union Every January or February, the machinery of American politics grinds...
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When Winning Is the Most Dangerous Time
There is a dangerous myth circulating in American politics, and it comes from both sides of the aisle. It goes like this: We won the election. We have the...
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The Judicial Impeachment Blind Spot
Everyone talks about impeachment as if it is a political weapon, a nuclear option, or a constitutional safety valve for an out-of-control executive. The...
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The Press Secretary
There is a curious office in the White House that the Founders never imagined, the Constitution never authorized, and the American people never voted for...
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The Shadow Court
There is no White House staff in the Constitution. Go ahead. Search the text of 1787. The word appears nowhere. No Chief of Staff. No National Security...
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The Surrender
Every time a president pushes the limits of his authority, the usual suspects line up to recite the same rogues' gallery: Lincoln suspending habeas corpus...
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The Imperial Presidency
Everyone is obsessed with who sits in the Oval Office. Conservatives defend the office when their guy is there. Progressives worship it when theirs is. But...
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The Lost Department
A few days ago, I pulled out my copy of the Constitution and started reading it the way I imagine the Framers would have wanted it read - as a real, binding...