Trump’s Tweets End the Myth of Fed Independence
Given the Federal Reserve’s power to help or hinder a president’s economic agenda and reelection prospects, it is no surprise that presidents try to influence Fed policy.
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Report: Trump Administration Ramps up Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws
during Trump’s first term, ATF enforcement of federal gun laws increased in every single category compared to the last year Obama was in the White House.
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Can President Trump Shoot Jim Comey?
The president is not a king. He took an oath to uphold the Constitution. That includes the rule of law.
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Governors Should Veto National Guard Deployments More Often
Once upon a time, the ideals behind the idea of locally-controlled state militias offered an important check against centralized executive power.
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War and the Separation of Powers
The Constitution is clear that only Congress can declare war and only the president can wage it.
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Trump’s Syria Airstrikes are Unconstitutional
While the President certainly is not the first to violate the Constitution on war powers, it’s high time that he becomes the last.
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Pres. Trump’s Bad Foundation will Lead to Even More Spending
Pres. Trump will never be able to heed James Madison’s warning unless he has a foundational shift in core beliefs and embraces his real “highest duty.”
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Neocons Are Back With a Big War Budget and Big War Plans
The image of leading Congressional Democrats Pelosi and Schumer grinning and gloating over getting everything they wanted — and then some — will likely come back to haunt Republicans at the midterm elections. If so, they will deserve it
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Steel and Aluminum Tariffs are Not the Right Solution
Politicians love having seen beneficiaries and unseen victims.
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“Sanctuary State” Laws for Gun Rights Could Stop Federal Gun Control in its Tracks
State action could effectively nullify any federal ban on so-called “bump-stocks” by creating “sanctuary states” for firearms and firearm accessories.
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Did Donald Trump Change His Mind on Domestic Spying?
“This is the permanent destruction of the right to privacy.”
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They’re Plotting to Cut a Hole in the 4th Amendment, Again
The plan from the Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress will take an already shredded 4th Amendment and burn it to the ground.
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