Whether presidents may be charged with crimes while in office is a difficult question; whether former presidents may be charged is not.
Richard Nixon
Posted inBooks
Where Did the Democrats Go Wrong?
An important new book counsels a return to the New Deal philosophy of fighting for the common man, upholding equal opportunity instead of identity politics, and not sucking up to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
Posted inLaw and Justice
This Supreme Court Loves to Legislate From the Bench. See Their Latest Decision on the EPA and Wetlands.
Last week, the majority of the justices decided to rewrite the Clean Water Act despite its professed belief in narrowly interpreting statutes.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2023
The Plumbers Who Couldn’t Fix a Leak
For me, the puzzle of Watergate is why Richard Nixon, who wasn’t responsible for the Democratic National Committee break-in, decided to lead the cover-up just days after the burglary undertaken by a band of White House–led dirty tricksters known as “the Plumbers.” What made the president order the CIA to shut down the FBI probe […]
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The Courage and Compromises of George P. Shultz
When he died, at the age of 100, in 2021, George P. Shultz was widely hailed as a consummate pragmatist who represented a type of sober conservatism that has been almost entirely eradicated in the modern Republican Party. A charter member of the foreign policy establishment, he occupied four cabinet positions, including secretary of labor […]
Posted inLaw and Justice
Donald Trump’s Executive Privilege Fog Machine
No one should be fooled by Trump’s claims of privilege over the Mar-a-Lago documents.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Trump Can’t Envision a Government Less Corrupt Than He Is
The former president and the GOP don’t understand institutions such as the Justice Department. For them, it’s just about service to Trump.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Garland Has to Prosecute Trump for January 6 to Restore Faith in the Justice Department
It’s often said that the attorney general has two goals—keep the DOJ apolitical and prosecute the former president—but the aims, says a noted historian, are complementary and essential.
Posted inPolitics
Meadows Aide Describes Trump Madhouse to January 6 Committee
Cassidy Hutchinson’s riveting testimony.
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The Endless Struggle Between Presidents and the Press
A new study focuses on the relationship between the White House and the media in the years since Woodrow Wilson, but it gives short shrift to the 19th century.
