James Wilson Archives

Good to Know: U.S. war powers

Andrew Rudalevige - February 22, 2024

Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?

The Founders hated excessive flattery. What would they think about the Trump administration?

Daniel Kapust - January 22, 2018

George Washington warned America to avoid "superfluous compliments."

Here’s what you need to know about the presidential power to pardon

Andrew Rudalevige - July 24, 2017

http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/can-the-president-pardon-himself/2017/07/21/e1531082-6e3b-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_video.html Early Saturday morning, President Trump declared via tweet that

Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutional? The D.C. Circuit says no. Here’s why.

Andrew Rudalevige - October 19, 2016

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One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year

Barbara Perry - February 29, 2016

Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow

Presidential Power and Congressional Cower

Andrew Rudalevige - September 1, 2013

A few years ago, I wrote a book called The