Tag: rule of law

This piece has run this weekend in newspapers in my very red congressional district (VA-06). ************************ Vote for Checks and Balances We can know how America’s founders...

by Andy Schmookler I spent 20 months (in 2011-12) running against Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA06). So naturally I gave a lot of thought to the...

This piece is running this week in newspapers in my very red congressional district (VA-06). ************************* When I was growing up, we kids were admonished not...

In the news just now: Trump grotesquely abusing his pardon power as a way of telling his cronies to keep their mouths shut, and...

This piece has run in newspapers in my very red congressional district (VA-06). ********************** I feel exceptionally fortunate in the time and place I have lived...

I imagine you've seen the video from yesterday of Rod Rosenstein-- asked about the moves by a much of House Republicans to impeach him...

A Legit Power Can Be Abused People have spoken – too much, in my view – about how broad, how nearly unlimited, is the power...

This is my weekly op/ed for newspapers in my 2:1 Republican congressional District, VA-06. ***************************** This is a dark time for democracy. At this point, Turkish democracy...

In America right now, two forces seem to be moving rapidly toward a collision. One might be called "the force of the rule of...

A showdown now looms over American politics. It is a showdown between law and lawlessness. With the rule of law at stake, the outcome...