An unfinished election may shape a swing state’s future
WHEN SHOULD an election loser concede? That question lies at the core of a fight over a North Carolina state Supreme Court ra...
Donald Trump has rewritten the history of January 6th
“THIS IS A big one,” Donald Trump said as he signed a clemency order for nearly 1,600 January 6th rioters just hours after be...
Ross Ulbricht, pardoned by Donald Trump, was a pioneer of crypto-crime
There cannot be many international crime leaders inspired by “The Princess Bride”, a cult children’s fantasy movie released i...
Two presidents compete over the worst abuse of the pardon power
American presidents are often disappointed to discover limits to their authority, but the country’s founders intended the nea...
To end birthright citizenship, Donald Trump misreads the constitution
IN HIS INAUGURATION speech Donald Trump promised that, in his administration, “we will not forget our constitution.” Before t...
How bad will the smoke be for Angelenos’ health?
Where there is fire, there is smoke. For the people of Los Angeles, this will add to the misery. Some are already suffering f...
Joe Biden wound up serving Donald Trump
Remember “Infrastructure Week”? Donald Trump declared it in his first year as president to build support for fulfilling his p...
How hard is it to run the Pentagon?
“SO VAST IS the [Department of Defence] and so multifarious are its missions,” wrote Ash Carter, America’s 25th secretary of ...
Mike Johnson has his old job back, for now
The first week of the 119th Congress, which convened on January 3rd, revealed some important truths about how power will be e...
Most Americans think moderate drinking is fine
THIS TIME of the year is when people make resolutions they may struggle to keep. One reason for that is confusion. According ...