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Good to Know: Why do we need government?

Eric Gonzalez Juenke - May 16, 2025
The Constitutional framers believed that weak governments could be just as dangerous to individual freedom as powerful ones.

The Supreme Court’s immunity decision sidesteps history

Andrew Rudalevige - July 4, 2024
Those who framed the Constitution agreed that unchecked presidential power was a terrible idea.

Good to Know: U.S. war powers

Andrew Rudalevige - February 22, 2024
Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?

Good to Know: Impeachment

Andrew Rudalevige - January 13, 2024
With House Republicans holding an impeachment inquiry against Pres. Biden, here's what to know about this constitutional tool.

Biden’s broad marijuana pardon has precedents

Andrew Rudalevige - October 7, 2022
In some ways, it looks like Jimmy Carter’s amnesty for Vietnam War draft dodgers

Why have so many Americans come to mistrust the Supreme Court?

Paul Collins and Artemus Ward - September 29, 2022
It’s not only because the justices are making unpopular decisions. Here’s what to know as the new term opens.

The Biden infrastructure bills would restore America’s traditional approach to economic growth

Robert Manduca, Nic Johnson, and Chris Hong - July 29, 2021
From the nation’s founding, government has been deeply involved in shaping the economy — until the Carter and Reagan administrations retreated from the ‘American System’

No, this isn’t Europe’s ‘Hamiltonian moment’

Mark Copelovitch - May 27, 2020
It’s a reminder that a covid-19 recovery fund won’t solve the euro zone’s deeper problems

Of course Trump’s authority isn’t ‘total.’ Here are 3 myths about how federalism works.

Jenna Bednar - April 17, 2020
The founders designed a flexible system with many redundant safeguards against failure.

Trump tweets that he’s America’s chief law enforcement officer. That’s only true if others let him be.

William D. Adler - February 19, 2020
Impartial law enforcement is critical for democracy.
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