War Powers Act
Why don’t Democratic leaders want to vote on the Iran War?
The Trump administration hasn't tried very hard to sell its planned Iran War to the public. While the U.S. military carries out its largest airpower buildup since the Iraq War in 2003, President Donald Trump and his…
Congressional Acquiescence Facilitates Executive Branch Military Adventurism
Yesterday, Civitas Outlook published my column on the lawfulness of the Trump Administration's drug boat strikes. Depending on your view, that column is either quite timely (there were additional boat strikes on December…
Trump says his ‘armed conflict’ with drug traffickers does not involve ‘hostilities’
President Donald Trump has sought to justify the summary execution of suspected drug smugglers by arguing that the United States is engaged in an "armed conflict" with criminal organizations that supply prohibited…
Trump dares Congress to take its war powers seriously in Venezuela
The framers of the Constitution had a clear idea of how war should work. Although the President is "commander in chief" of the military, the Constitution states that Congress has the power "to declare war,…
Did the U.S. kill an innocent fisherman during military strike on Colombian boat?
Submarine struck: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the U.S. of murdering one of his people—an innocent fisherman—in a strike intended for boats carrying drugs and narcotraffickers. This accusation angered…
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