War Powers
The Big Lie: Jefferson and War with the Barbary States
Both left and right have been more than happy to perpetuate a huge lie in order to justify unilateral executive war powers never delegated to the president in the Constitution. They do this by telling a false story of how Thomas Jefferson responded to the Barbary...
Biden, War and the Constitution
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? Can the United States legally attack an ally? These questions should be critical to a public...
Rejecting the View That Declaring War Is Dangerous, Outdated and Should Be Ignored.
The founders intentionally separated the power to declare and wage war. James Madison, for example, considered this the wisest part of the Constitution. In response, it’s extremely common for us to hear something like this recent comment: While itโs just dandy...
We Must Not Forget the U.S. War on Afghanistan
When the Pentagon used NATO to provoke Russiaย ย into invading Ukraine, it had to know that one of the great benefits to such an invasion would be that it would enrich U.S. weapons manufacturers, who, of course, are an important, integral, and loyal part of Americaโs...