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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
The Latest Episode Of Rational Security Is Now Out...
… with special guest Jonathan Rauch. We talk Iran deal, congressional inaction on AUMF and 215 matters, and cybersecurity.
Iran Must Be Forced To Change Its Ways
If recent news accounts are to be believed, the framework of agreement between the U.S. and Iran is on the rocks.
Britain Backs Away From World Stage In Lead-Up To Elections
In war and in diplomacy, Great Britain has always been a global leader. Next to the United States, it had the largest footprint in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade.
Obama And Revolutionary Romance
The AUMF Is Dead. Long Live The AUMF
The Hill is reporting this morning that Republican congressional leaders have declared the President’s AUMF proposal dead
Lee Kuan Yew And Henry Kissinger
As the debates rage along the Potomac regarding the Iran nuclear framework, ISIS, the Ukraine crisis, the rise of Chinese power and a half dozen other important U.S. foreign policy challenges, how better to think about these problems than to seek council from the two most impressive strategists of the post World War II era – the late Lee Kuan Yew and Henry Kissinger.
Victor Davis Hanson On The John Batchelor Show (20:39)
Hoover fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Iran deal and what the senate might do as well as Russia's decision to supply Iran with a missile defense system.
Putin Boosts Congress's Case For Role In Iran Deal
Demands from Congress that it should get to review President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran have received a boost from an unlikely source: Vladimir Putin.
Andrew Mccarthy’s Distortion Of The Corker Bill (And The Constitution)
As things stand today, the only way for Congress to prevent the President from waiving statutory sanctions against Iran is to pass a law over his veto that withdraws the waiver authority it gave him in the past. All the Corker Bill does is to freeze the President’s waiver authority for 30-42 days so that Congress can determine if it wants to remove the President’s waiver authority.
Another Response To Andrew Mccarthy On The Corker Bill Iran Review
The Iran deal by itself, no matter what it says, cannot permanently lift U.S. statutory sanctions. Only Congress can permanently change the sanctions regime. Even if Obama agrees in the handshake deal to permanently reduce sanctions, he cannot follow through on that pledge by himself.
Do Democrats Really Believe Obama Is Within The Scope Of Executive Power?
Do Democrats truly believe that Article II of the Constitution grants the president all of the powers President Obama proclaims to have and has in fact exercised? Or are they just going along because they agree with the president’s policy agenda?
Unspecified Charges Of Voter Suppression Aren’t A ‘Better Politics,’ Mr. President
President Obama’s Tuesday night lecture on the need for a little civility and kumbaya in our national politics was hard to take seriously coming on the heels of legislative proposals with zero prospect of enactment, threatened vetoes, child-like flaunting of his two election victories and repeated insults directed at the majority of those present in the House chamber.
Simple Solutions For Hillary And Other Hacked Pols
James Norton is tall and square-jawed, his burly build squeezed into a jet-black suit. He did a stint at the Department of Homeland Security in the shadows of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and a raging conflict at the U.S.–Mexico border. Little scares him.
Rational Security: The "Welcome To The New Not Normal" Edition
The Trump administration transition has begun—right? The president-elect sits down with “60 Minutes” and leaves the fate of FBI Director James Comey uncertain. And foreign governments react to Trump’s election.
Stewart: Memos Show Comey Was ‘Dishonest’ From ‘The Very Beginning’
Former FBI Director James Comey’s redacted memos released Thursday detailing his early conversations with President Donald Trump show that Comey “was dishonest with the president from the very beginning and continues to be” to this day, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) said Thursday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.”
'He's Become A Comic Figure': Victor Davis Hanson On Comey Denying Blame, Ripping Fox
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses James Comey and his behavior as Director of the FBI.
The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever‐Expanding Powers
Featuring the author Saikrishna Prakash, James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School; with comments by Jack Goldsmith, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; moderated by Gene Healy, Vice President, Cato Institute.
The Woolsey File
A former CIA boss battles terror and political correctness. . . .
Obama Administration Gives Up On Law To Access Encrypted Data
After many months of pressing for law enforcement to get backdoor access to encrypted communications, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said last week that President Barack Obama's administration "has decided not to seek a legislative remedy now."