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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...
Madison on Class Warfare
James Madison was the Father of the U.S. Constitution. Madison, more than any other of the Constitutional framers, insisted on limited government.
Kissinger, Baker Visit Moscow as Obama Resets Ties
Henry Kissinger and James Baker, two former U.S. secretaries of state, will fly to Moscow for talks with Russian officials after President Barack Obama pledged to “reset” relations with Russia...
Global Scorecard for the Economic Slowdown
Former World Bank chief James D. Wolfensohn and historian Niall Ferguson gave a gloomy assessment of the world economy and said that while the outlook for the U.S. is dim, that for Europe is far worse...
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins: unified U.S.-EU policy towards EU's eastern neighbours is important
On 15 July, in the conclusion of his working visit to the USA, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with James Jones, National Security Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, and Michael McFaul, special assistant to the President for national security affairs and senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council...
Brinkema Opinion Sparing Risen from Testifying that Sterling was his Source
Secretary Pompeo And Secretary Mattis Host AUSMIN At The Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution hosts Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in conversation with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Minister for Defence Marise Payne for this year’s Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The event will be live streamed and can be viewed below.
On What Grounds Can The FBI Investigate The President As A Counterintelligence Threat?
The New York Times reported on Jan. 11 that the FBI “began investigating whether President Trump had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests” soon after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017. In other words, the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation on the president.
Risen, Holder, and Journalists’ Sensitivity to Accountability
I largely agree with Ben’s critique of James Risen’s sharp twitter criticisms of Attorney General Holder, but want to add (or reiterate) several points
Laurence Tribe: A ‘Traitor’ To The Environmental Agenda
Harvard Professor Laurence Tribe has been getting a lot of press in advance of his representation of Peabody Energy in its dispute with the Obama Administration over the constitutionality of the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon dioxide emission regulations.
Arms Control In Asia: Back To The Future?
Nuclear reductions and disarmament are not necessarily smart ideas. Even with the successful elimination of nuclear weapons, the tasks of strategy – deterrence, extended deterrence, and arms control – do not go away.
The False Evidence Against Scooter Libby
A key witness says she was led by Patrick Fitzgerald to testify falsely. This puts the case in a whole new light.
Mindless Yes, Austerity No: The Real Budget Problem
When his budget proposals were recently released, President Obama stated, “I want to work with Congress to replace mindless austerity with smart investments that strengthen America.” That quotation neatly summarizes how the White House is framing the basic trade-off faced in federal budgeting: between “austerity” (i.e., severe cuts in spending and deficits) and “investments” (i.e., spending on things needed to support future prosperity)...
New Bush advisers key to old Bush 'mistake'
Washington (CNN)Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush acknowledged on Wednesday that "there were mistakes made in Iraq" under his brother's watch — but he's hired a number of the same policy advisers that shaped that very policy, and were complicit some of those very mistakes.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal distances self from ethnic roots
As Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal eyes lucrative fundraising targets in the Bay Area, the potential Republican presidential contender may be getting a hard lesson in identity politics after sparking concern in Silicon Valley’s Indian American community that he is distancing himself from his own ethnic roots.
Pitching American Primacy For 2016
Basketball fan-politicians like President Barack Obama often use sports metaphors when talking politics. As 2014 came to a close and his last electoral cycle passed, he pointed out “my presidency is entering the fourth quarter."
President Franklin Delano Obama Addresses The Threat Of 1930s Violent Extremism
Imagine Obama as an American president in 1939.
The Lawfare Podcast: My Constitution Day Speech At NSA
In mid-September, I delivered the annual Constitution Day address at the National Security Agency.
I had meant to post the speech back then, except that it being NSA and all, I wasn’t allowed to bring my own recording equipment into the building and thus had to wait until the NSA folks released the audio of my own speech to me.
Michael McConnell On The John Batchelor Show (19:23)
Listen while Michael McConnell discusses immigration.
Michael Munger On Choosing In Groups
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest book (co-authored with Kevin Munger), Choosing in Groups. Munger lays out the challenges of group decision-making and the challenges of agreeing on constitutions or voting rules for group decision-making.
Giuliani Versus Obama
The firestorm of denunciation of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, for having said that he did not think Barack Obama loved America, is in one sense out of all proportion to that remark — especially at a time when there are much bigger issues, including wars raging, terrorist atrocities and a nuclear Iran on the horizon.