How Congress Can Reclaim Its Power
Start by working as a team, the better to balance an ambitious president.
Are We Really on the Brink of Electing a Socialist President?
Voters could be willing to elect a would-be socialist over a president they have never liked … without realizing that this is what they are doing.
We Need Party Reform, Not a Third Party
Former Starbucks executive Howard Schultz isn’t likely to make history as the first successful third-party presidential candidate.
Congress Is Not a Coequal Branch of Government — It’s Supreme
Our country has forgotten aspects of republicanism, especially the notion of self-government.
Our Sick Body Politic
Elbridge Gerry in 1787: ‘The people do not want virtue’ and are duped by ‘pretended patriots.’ Was he right?
Shutdown Symbolism
$5 billion is a pittance in the budget, but blocking it would keep Trump from fulfilling his main campaign promise — and threaten his reelection.
Why the Boston Tea Party Was Such a Great Event
It was audacious, and it struck at British cronyism.
Donald Trump and the Imperial Presidency
A single person has come to exercise almost total spiritual, moral, and psychological control over civil society.