Current Events
Free Speech for Me But Not For Thee
Last week, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to rescind the broadcast licenses of media entities that do not relate events in Iran or Ukraine as the Trump administration would like them to be related. He also attacked The Wall Street...
Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela
From an originalist perspective, I think itโs clear that President Trump did not have the constitutional power to take the actions he took against the Maduro government in Venezuela. As argued at lengthย here, the Constitution allocates to Congress โ and by implication...
Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments inย Trump v. Slaughter. In that case, Rebecca Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is contesting President Donald Trumpโs effort to fire her before her seven-year term has run. The president counters...
Health Care is Not Complicated to Fix
The temporary and partial federal government shutdown began on October 1 after Congress failed to pass an appropriations bill to fund the government through the end of November. The main issue between Democrats and Republicans that precipitated the shutdown was health...