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The 2021 NDAA, White Supremacy and Domestic Extremism
The NDAA created new programs for combating white supremacy and domestic terrorism, but it omits two important proposals included in earlier versions of the bill. The Biden administration should consider... -
Can a Former President Be Impeached and Convicted?
A response to Judge Michael Luttig. -
Necessary and Insufficient: The Problems Impeachment Does Not Solve
The bipartisan impeachment vote is an important and necessary step. But it fits President Trump’s final days only awkwardly. -
Document: Article of Impeachment and House Judiciary Report
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Twitter Puts an End to Trump’s Rhetorical Presidency
The excitement and alarm that greeted President Trump’s ban from Twitter underscores a fundamental truth about his presidency: The power of presidential speech was the only power of the office that ever ... -
The Urgency of a Second Trump Impeachment
The first impeachment was a moral necessity. The second would be an act of pragmatism. -
National Security Implications of Deferred Maintenance in Infrastructure
Most deferred maintenance issues in infrastructure translate only into local health and economic problems, but there are serious national security ramifications associated with decaying infrastructure. -
Can Trump Be Stopped?
President Trump’s incitement of insurrection stands out as the worst presidential behavior in America’s two-century history. How can he be kept from doing more damage with only two weeks left in his term? -
Congress: Don’t Grant Austin a Waiver, but If You Do, Reform the Process
Congress shouldn’t wave through another recently retired general to serve as defense secretary. But if it does, it must turn this norm-breaking act into an opportunity to restore the United States’s comm... -
The White House Counsel and Trump’s Attack on the 2020 Election
If the president is bent on exploring unconstitutional paths and deploying mendacious, grossly irresponsible rhetoric, it seems entirely inadequate for Cipollone to simply express his objections in priva... -
The Military Waiver Requirement for Secretary of Defense Shouldn’t Substitute Individuation
Gen. Lloyd Austin’s nomination for defense secretary has prompted many civil-military experts to criticize the pick as damaging to civilian control over the military. But the categorical assumptions the ... -
How Do You Solve a Problem Like John Durham?
William Barr has played a dirty trick on his successor—one that will put the next attorney general in a genuine bind.