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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...
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.
Carson Bruno On The Commonwealth Club Of California
Hoover fellow Carson Bruno discusses the 2016 presidential race, California's drought, and President Obama's foreign policy.
The 3 Things The Ayatullah Wanted To Achieve In His Defiant Speech
The Supreme Leader appealed to hardliners while leaving the door open to the U.S.
Stephen Preston’s Important Acknowledgement That The 2001-AUMF-Forever-War Is Not Ending Anytime Soon
Stephen Preston’s speech at last Friday’s ASIL Meeting was the latest of many efforts by the administration to explain (in Preston’s words) “the bases, under domestic and international law, for the United States’ use of military force abroad.”
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.
The Woolsey File
A former CIA boss battles terror and political correctness. . . .
New nuclear treaty is the latest crusade of George Shultz--at 90
History is made by individuals, and once in a while events come along to remind us of that...
Thoughts On Encryption And Going Dark: Part I
FBI Director James Comey has been on a public offensive of late, arguing against end-to-end encryption that prevents law enforcement access to communications even when authorities have appropriate legal process to capture those communications.
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."
A Moment Of Zen: The New York Times Editorial Page Cites Lawfare As An Authority
No, I'm not making that up. I awoke this morning to a lot of traffic on Lawfare, much it routed to the site by this New York Times editorial on James Comey's announcement yesterday on the Clinton email mess.
Kori Schake On The John Batchelor Show
Hoover Institution fellow Kori Schake discusses the book she and James Mattis edited, Warriors and Citizens: American Views of Our Military.
California Is Moving In the Wrong Energy Security Direction
In the soon-to-be-released Hoover Institution Press book, Blueprint for America, edited by former Secretary of State George Shultz, retired Admiral James Ellis explores how the United States is primed and ready to develop an energy security strategy.
In Defense Of Jim Comey: Politico's Bizarrely Shoddy Attack On The FBI Director
An astonishingly bad piece appeared in Politico this week under an admittedly arresting headline: “The Case Against James Comey: Not Since Hoover Has an FBI Director Shown Such a Lack of Accountability.”
This Is What The FBI Director Needs To Do Now About Hillary Clinton Emails
If there is more that James Comey can say to the American public, he should do so.
Memo To The Press: What Comey's Letter Does And Doesn't Mean
The press is full of "breaking news" stories that FBI Director James Comey has "reopened" the Clinton email investigation. It's juicy news less than two weeks before the election. But it's not quite right.
The Attorney General’s Role In The Clinton Email Mess
Over the last 48 hours, a parade of former senior Justice Department officials of both parties have written op-eds or given interviews slamming FBI Director James Comey for his action last week on the Clinton email matter.
Issues That Matter: Foreign Policy
Chief Washington correspondent James Rosen reports on an area about which the two presidential nominees agree on very little.
Trump’s Mad Dog Is The Sane Warrior We Need To Make The World Safer
General James Mattis is not only a fearsome warrior; he is also a deep strategic thinker, a soldier-scholar in the mold of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose “Meditations” he carried with him in Iraq and Afghanistan.