Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Why Donald Trump should not be allowed to pardon Michael Cohen, his friends, or family members

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Today's blog originally appeared in Counterpunch. Donald Trump is perfectly within his constitutional authority to pardon his attorn...
Saturday, April 14, 2018

Trump, Cohen, and the Limits of Privilege

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The limits of two privileges–executive and attorney/client–may determine the fate and future of the Trump presidency.  But if Donald Trump ...
Monday, April 9, 2018

The Tragedy and Farce that is Tim Pawlenty

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Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Trump v. the Law: How Four Types of Lawsuits will do the Job Congress Should be Doing

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“It’s good to be the king” as Mel Brooks once exclaimed, for kings are above the law.  But US presidents are not kings because they are s...
Thursday, March 22, 2018

The State of the Trump Presidency Today

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Note:  On Saturday I travel to Lithuania and Belarus for two weeks to teach.  But before I go some thought on what happened with Trump thi...
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Why a constitutional convention is a bad idea

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Today's blog originally appeared on March 18, 2018 in the Pioneer Press. Anger with Washington, D.C., gridlock is understandable. B...
Friday, March 16, 2018

Shake Ups with the Trump Foreign Policy Team Continue to Weaken the US Internationally

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What can we make of the recent shake ups with US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team?  The simple answer is it is a further sign of...